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N/A N/A Top 10 Ways to Avoid Loan Fraud
20 August 2007 | 1 reply

:protest: Every year, misinformed homebuyers, often first-time purchasers or seniors, become victims of predatory lending or loan fraud. Below you'll find the top ten ways to avoid becoming a victim yourself.

1. T...

Gail L boucher Looking for investments to avoid capitol gains
8 February 2024 | 12 replies

Greetings my name is Gail Boucher. I 70 y.o. and own a 3 family which im sick of being a landlady. I bought the house for 230 in 2007 and its worth 600 now. I dont want to buy another rental obviously but i want to av...

David Evans PITFALLS TO AVOID WHEN INVESTING IN MULTIFAMILY
29 March 2021 | 2 replies

When considering your next acquisition in Los Angeles (or nationwide), here are some of the things that you need to consider first:
BUYING A PROPERTY LOCATED IN A MUNICIPALITY GOVERNED BY RENT CONTROL WITHOUT A STRAT...

Chris Pontello Avoiding a short sale through creative financing
26 January 2025 | 6 replies

Hi BP community!
Have an interesting situation, looking for ideas on the best way to solve a problem for a distressed homeowner.
The family purchased a lakefront property in a nice area three years ago but then ran...

Grant Shipman Syndicators & Capital Raisers: Avoid SEC Trouble!!
1 February 2025 | 4 replies

Hey BiggerPockets Community,
If you’re raising capital for real estate syndications, you need to be aware of SEC regulations—because one wrong move could put you in serious legal trouble.Many new syndicators think th...

Max M. Avoiding obnoxiousness: Do your procedures/systems for contacting internet FSBO/landlord ads include avoiding/controlling contacting them repeatedly?
20 December 2014 | 3 replies

I just can't get this little nitpick out of my head before I start trying to push big marketing numbersLet's say you're doing (or your VA/staff is doing) your Craigslist/etc. internet marketing procedure looking for h...

Becky Orth Creative financing for seller to avoid capital gains?
1 November 2018 | 3 replies

I just bought a house at a sheriff's sale, but the owner has a history of foreclosures and coming up with the money during the redemption period. She told me she already has a list of people wanting to buy the redempt...

James R. Copeland Cashout Refi to avoid cap gains when selling?
19 September 2018 | 5 replies

Hey there, just a theoretical question:

Borrowing money via a loan or cash out refi isn't taxed as income since it's borrowed. If you were to sell a rental house without a 1031 exchange, I *believe* the portion that...

Joseph Lattanzi commercial deal to help seller avoid tax consequence
15 June 2018 | 1 reply

experienced RE investor with new issue I have never encountered.  Elderly owner of 20 unit complex selling portfolio but suffered significant tax consequences ( assume capital gains) when sold her previous property.  ...

Logan Larochelle Selling home and trying to avoid paying taxes
24 March 2018 | 5 replies

I’m selling my primary residence (I’ve switch my primary residence Back and forth between my 2 Homes). After selling my home I should come out with about $80,000 I’m trying to avoid paying taxes what are some things I...