Hi BP. 
i am a first time investor from the bay area. if you guy know anything about the bay area, investing in real estate that would cash flow is almost impossible. it would cost you probably 3 arms and 4 legs just...

We want to add a garage to a 4plex but the city has re-zoned the lot to SFR use and says our property is legal non conforming so we are not able to expand.i think a garage is an accessory that is consistent with acces...

I recently found a very good foreclosure on Homepath.com, submitted an offer which was accepted, did home inspection, and then found out that no title insurance company is willing to insure this property because all f...

Thirty years ago, my mom and dad purchased a 30 acre piece of land in Huffman, TX with my 2 cousins. They paid $40K for it total. My parents put down the $20K and my cousins paid off the rest in payments.The title/dee...

Just got finished reading the chapter on setting up legal entities in the Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor.  Are legal entities or LLCs needed when you acquire your first rental property or is this mo...

Hey Everyone!

Excited to be on here. My friend and I have significant experience in real estate but are new to investing for ourselves. My background is commercial banking/investing. I'm in my 20's but have done a si...

As a new landlord of a mobile home park in Florida, I have already experienced my share of tenants moving out in the middle of the night or with extremely short, as in 5 minutes from now and I still haven’t paid rent ...

We have a contract on a property. The owner has the property in an LLC that has been dissolved by the State because they haven't filed annual reports or taxes since they set-up the LLC.The owner filed to have the LLC ...

Question: I am looking to purchase a 2-unit house with an illegal 3rd unit. Upon purchase will the illegal unit need to be removed? In the case that I was not looking to rent the illegal unit and place a family member...