I have been an employee of Costco for about 9 1/2 years and I was just recently terminated. It's been about a month and I'm still jobless. I applied for unemployment until I can find a job that is somewhat close to th...

Is it possible to avoid paying capital gains if i get a life insurance?I heard life insurance has 3 benefits1. It pays you 6%.2. Your money is untouchable.3. Tax shelter

When screening prospective tenants, specifically students in this case, what are your acceptance requirements for credit checks and 3x monthly income?  Acceptable criteria is fairly straightforward when it comes to pa...

LLCs are not the magical barrier to personal lawsuits that many believe. The same is true for closely held corporations. There seems to be a common misconception that putting REIs into one or more LLCs will protect th...

A property that I'm thinking of putting an offer has an Addendum that lists:
"Buyer acknowledges that this property is subject to Short Sale Lender and Bankruptcy Court Approval."
"Buyer will pay a $5,000 Bankr...

So I have a situation I don't know how to handle or who to speak to about it, but since it has to do with real estate, I thought BP would be a good place to start!

Here's the situation:

My sister-in-l...

BP family, The tenants live in my first and only rental property paid a half of October's rent and told my PM that they are having a family emergency, but they will pay the rest of the rent they owe on 10/27, and ther...

I believe to have found my first rental property. It's a duplex, asking price is $71,000, tenants pay all utilities and mow grass, gross rent is $1,300/mo. Great school district, good rental history, etc. A friend of ...

Hi to all, I had an interview with an attorney real estate attorney in which it went well. The question I have for you guys is .. The attorney told me that I have to options to create a LLC entity and the first one is...

Who has the best lists for purchase now?