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Since it's almost the end of the year, I wanted to focus our question on ideas and strategies that can help us make last minute changes to help lessen the tax burden, or to start the year with best practices.
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Hey everyone! Last week I called about a duplex for sale for the first time to practice talking to sellers. Turns out this sale is totally doable and now I'm wondering if I'm romanticizing the idea of jumping into ren...

Hi I’m 18 in a small town in Texas trying to get into real estate. I would like some advice on how to get a start and what a good approach is with barely any money. I’ve done a little research on house hacking and I t...

Yesterday I found fresh human waste in the toilet at the REO I have under contract. Today I was there with the mold specialist and we found food remnants and some drug paraphernalia.

House is owned by a mega-bank and...

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    I'm an out of state first time investor. I'm looking for investors of single family rentals to connect with in Indianapolis to better learn this market and what my realistic expections should be. ...

Ok BP community, I'm 26 years old, and I recently inherited some money $350,000 to be exact. I'm in school for Finance. I have no income and a credit score of 720. little credit history. I live in NYC (with mom) so th...

I just read a nice blog by Mike LaCava about flipping houses:

http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/03/flipping-houses-with-no-money/

I found the idea of partnering with a General Contractor very appealing...

Hey guys, Q: Say there is a downturn/market correction in the next year or two, what's the best strategy today if you're hungry to get involved with REI? I hear time and time again from podcasts & advice online th...

Hey all,Is it standard to have your LLC open prior to purchasing a property? When I make offers, am I making an offer representing my LLC or is that detail irrelevant as I would just put the LLC down on the purchase a...