I'm working on purchasing a unique property that includes a small home on 20+ acres.  The seller owns an arborist business, has been in the home since the late 90s, and owns the house outright.  He wants to move furth...

Do I need a license to be a real estate investor?

Afternoon BP,
        I was just wondering when I sell a stock if I immediately reinvest it would that spare me of paying any capital gains? 
Thanks, Andrew 

I've been eyeing a 3 family in the greater NYC area.  It's priced around 400k.  I made an offer and the seller liked it, but said he was holding out for a cash offer for capital gains reasons- he purchased it for unde...

I'm working on a deal structure and am curious to know if it's possible to get the benefits from an installment sale while still capturing the tax free gains from Sec. 121 ?  The structure:
I want to sell my primary ...

Hey All!  I hope you had a great 4th of July!I'm hoping any of you tax experts can help me out with something...I have a piece of unimproved property under contract right now in TN, for simplicity's sake let's say it ...

What is a good cash on cash return for a small multi family rental property in Phoenix?

Biggerpockets fam,I want to create a series LLC to buy property in Reno NV. My intent is to buy one property in NV and more in a different state.However, I'm curious if it would be better to just create a regular LLC ...

Hello BP members. I just discovered a new way to leverage your money and current assets to purchase other real estate and am wondering if its too good to be true and what is the catch. What are your thoughts on Cost S...

Is it "IRS legal" to buy a distressed property with a self directed IRA-LLC, hire a contractor to do all of the rehab., hire an atty., a realtor and other third party services to process the documents, and put every p...