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Angie W. Personal Safety While Being a Landlord
22 November 2013 | 66 replies

While most of us who invest in real estate (or anything really) understand the financial risks we are taking - how many of us really stop to think about the potential risk to our personal or families safety?

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Nathan Claire Mobile Home Transporting (A How To)
15 July 2019 | 3 replies

Mobile Home Transporting (A How To) In the world of real estate investing, it seems like the “mobile home” is either viewed as the ugly duckling or the secret weapon by investors alike. There are a lot of pros and con...

Anastasia Jordan Redemption when previous owner/investor went to prison for fraud.
2 June 2016 | 5 replies

Applied to purchase a property from the state. Over 3 years since tax sale so I will be issued a tax deed. Did a little digging on a previous owner. I thought it was odd that this person/company had bought this proper...

Kyle Smith 1031 exchange duplex to single family
21 February 2018 | 8 replies

Hello BP, Hoping some of you experts could weigh in on this one or point me to where it's been asked before on the forums.I have rental property that I'm planning on 1031x this year. I'm aware of the rules for finding...

Zane McLaughlin DIY & Real Estate Parnership
14 March 2016 | 5 replies

Hello,I need some advice from an experienced flipper for a newbie.I am looking at starting a real estate partnership with my brother in law. He has a small rental/lease operation going currently, and is looking to gro...

Alex R. Your thoughts on what makes a property “in a war zone”.
7 September 2009 | 35 replies

I’ve seen in posts and in books advice to newbie investors to find cheap properties in low income areas, but to stay away from properties “in a war zone”. But these posts and books never quantify what the diffe...

Taunesha Butler Buying a multi unit for me and family to live in
31 January 2018 | 5 replies

Hello! I am very new to this site and real estate investing. I live in Phoenix. I have an adult son who has pets and lives on his own. I have a mom on fixed income, who lives on her own. However, rent and other bills ...

Lindsay McLaughlin Meeting Tenants at a Vacant House
20 December 2016 | 7 replies

Hello BP community.  I grew up in a family of landlords, and with my rental business have done things in a similar fashion like they all did - where we manage the properties ourselves, market, and meet the tenants at ...

Ben Lovro The Millionaire Blueprint: Real Estate Investing Age-Defying Tactics
19 January 2024 | 0 replies

Forget boring piggy banks and stale savings accounts. Imagine building a real fortune while you're still rocking braces and cramming for history tests. Sounds unreal, right? Well, hold onto your backpacks, because we'...

Dustin Beam Pulling out initial down payment...taxed?
9 February 2018 | 14 replies

Hello beautiful people of BP,So, I'm no CPA, but it would seem that if I do not apply my original down payment on a property towards the new purchase, it would not be taxable as it wasn't actually a gain. So if I orig...