I’m 17 and a junior in high school, I want to be a full time real estate investor one day (commercial real estate). When I turn 18 I wanna get my real estate license so I can raise some capitol and start from there. W...

Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn

"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin

As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...

Over the years of landlording and owning property in a college town, I have noticed that my Special Stipulations section in my leases have taken on some strange phrases and warnings to new tenants. It seems that e...

This is always a looming question prior to any elections. What will happen in real estate? Will prices continue to slowly rise as they are doing now? Or will prices stagnate or go down?

Please share your opinion on t...

Hi everyone,I'm Brett Holmes from the Springfield / Ozark, MO area and I am new here on BP.  I have been doing a lot of research and have started analyzing deals, but not quite ready to pull the trigger on anything ju...

Hey everyone, this is my first post on the BP Forum. I have been listening for a while to the podcast and I've also read the UBG and trolled the boards a bit. I am finishing up my student teaching experience this s...

Hello, I'm closing on a fourplex next week here in Utah. A small but growing town called Logan. I just retired from the military. I can't find any answers anywhere so I thought I would try here. I would love to self m...

IRS peeking into your income,  Realized Cap Gains Increase, UNREALIZED CAP-GAINS TAX, DEATH OF THE 1031 EXHANGE AND MORE!!! 
(I AM NO CPA AND THE FOLLOWING ARE MY VIEWS BASED ON MY INTREPRETATION OF THE ATTACHED DOCU...

I just started my own real estate company a few months ago. I work primarily with developers and builders providing them capital from our investors. One thing that concerns me is the governments potential push to ra...