Hi guys,I'm trying to help a relative here and I need your insight.She bought her house for 70k in the 70s, now the area is well sought after in SM and it's worth north of 3.2MIL....it was never rented and now that sh...

Hey BP,Quickbooks, is this the way to go?I have a REI business and am fairly new to it.  I have only flipped houses thus far but I am very interested in Buy and Hold as well for 2016.  The question I have is what is t...

Hey guys, I'm trying to get a better sense of calculating property taxes. As an example, I'm looking at a property in Las Vegas. I went to Zillow and scrolled down to the price and tax history. From where I was able t...

I'm surprised that no one else is discussing this on BP or maybe I just haven't found it but can you please share your thoughts regarding today's news, "Obama to back mortgage finance reform to speed housing recovery...

Jobs report came out yesterday, and signaled the lowest unemployment rate there has ever been since 1969... Thoughts on this, and how we can capitalize on real estate as investors?

What is your experience with 203K loans? I'm having a hard time finding the right lender. I'm currently casting a wide net with lenders to see who knows how to and is willing to do it, and I'll narrow it down to one w...

Hi, I have one prospect that has sent me a rental application/documents and I had sent them an invite from a tenant screening company. They have not responded (invite sent Thurday, August 15 and no monies were col...

Hi everyone,I'd love some feedback on my scenario.  I have an applicant with the following scenario:1.  Income 4x the monthly rent.  2.  Credit history is flawless - mortgages paid off, solid history of paying credit ...

Hello fellow Central Minnesota real estate investors. Tomorrow night the City of St. Cloud, MN will have a meeting to discuss and vote on increasing the conversion fee for the second time in two years. In 2014 the fee...

Does anyone intentionally report higher taxable income (and obviously pay higher taxes) so they can qualify for financing, such as heloc or business line of credit?I understand there are alternative methods such as ha...