The form escrow provided me asked if the sale of the house is greater than 250K if I'm single or 500K if I'm married. It doesn't ask about capital gains. Heck, I bought the house for more than twice the 250K amount th...

Hi all, This is my 1st post on BP! Im looking into selling our primary residence a Single Family home in San Diego CA. My goal is to sell our home and defer taxes using 1031 exchange or section 121 ( I'm not sure whic...

Hi all,Here is my basic case to understand depreciation when a property was bought using a 1031 fundMy primary residence was sold with a capital gain of $200,000A new house of a listing value of $350k was bought with ...

Hello, I have owned my property for 14 months. I bought it as a primary residence. Now, I want to convert it to a rental property, would I have to change my mortgage status from a primary residence to an investment pr...

I'm new to investing and trying to learn more. I am curious: are there any restrictions or penalties that comes with the future refinancing of a 3.5% conventional loan down payment primary residence triplex used as a ...

Hello,I’m 24 and I am trying to figure out how to best invest for the future. I’m about to buy my first home.I wanted to know though, do most people pay off their primary residence before investing in rentals?Im think...

I need some help figure out the best way to do this while not taking the Tax hit and losing the equity we al ready have. What we own currently:Rental property in CO with only a HELOC with a minimal balance. Capital ga...

First time investor getting my first rental property. Here's some context:
-The unit is a 2 bedroom, 1 bath for approx $115k in Chicago
-My goal is to rent it out, not live in it
-This will be my first mortgage (I'...

Hey BP, 
 I'm curious on what advice you would have for a friend of mine. 
 What would you do in his shoes? Either RE focused or Stocks 
Assumptions: 
1) $50k in an indexed fund for Savings/Safety/Retirement
2) $...

Hi everyoneWe stayed in our current home for many years,the neighborhood we stay is very desirable and convenient.But the high school is getting more and more competitive. It will no longer be a good choice for my you...