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Lance Korsun Help understanding Tax Lien description
26 September 2015 | 3 replies

I'm looking at bidding on a property with the city and I was hoping someone could decifer this messaging that is on the property documents. Here it is:A Federal Tax Lien against REDACTED in the amount of $xxx, plus co...

John N. I don't understand this strategy
24 September 2017 | 4 replies

There is a SFR near my rentals that has just come on the market.  I am at a loss as to what the seller is trying to do.  The back story....This house is in a C minus neighborhood. The previous owner developed a drug p...

David MIller Need help understanding Zoning Laws
16 March 2017 | 2 replies

Hey Everyone, I am looking into a place in the Los Angeles area that is zoned R2. Its on a 6500ish lot with a 4500ish house on it. Is it possible to turn this into a duplex? As far as I was reading it, it is possible ...

Chris Coughlan Help me understand bird dogging....
25 August 2008 | 6 replies

My interpretation of bird dogging is finding below market value properties and then presenting them to wholesalers who then flip/rehab the property. The bird dogger charges a flat-rate commission or a % of the sale p...

Aaron Sauceda Understanding County Property Ownership Data
14 April 2016 | 0 replies

I recently came across @Steven Butala's "How to Make 10,000 Offers a Week in Less than an Hour." Now, I'm not against hard work, but the idea of (at least trying) automating the acquisition process immediately capture...

Syman Scarpellino Tax Code 179 help understanding
21 April 2022 | 4 replies

Hi BP Community, 
I am a little hazy on tax code section 179. 
I am a reasonably high income earner (W2) and gaining momentum in the RE investing world. I am looking into getting my RE license and opening up a manag...

Paul Fagot Need help understanding this lender
10 August 2020 | 3 replies

So I’m trying to talk and find a PML in my area for when I find a great deal I can take advantage of it instead of someone else. I found a guy on Craigslist who lives in the town next to me who lends money secured by ...

Matt W. Help me understand depreciation recapture!
12 June 2024 | 8 replies

Hi BP, 
I wanted to post to make sure I'm understanding the depreciation recapture process using an overly simplified example.  I'm leaving out deductions for closing costs, maintenance, repairs etc.
Say I buy a hou...

Daniel Torres Understanding the Private investor side
30 July 2024 | 2 replies

Hello everyone,
My name is Daniel, and I recently left my job as a fraud analyst at a financial institution in March to pursue a real estate investment journey with my wife. In my previous role, I encountered numerou...

Levi Lewis Trying to understand BRRRR more.
20 June 2019 | 8 replies

Hello all. Im brand new here and I've been watching the podcasts A LOT. I'm slightly confused on the brrrr strategy when they explain it. When you refinance is the first property being paid off or is there still a loa...