So I am military, originally out of CA so it's my "home state"/residency but very easy for me to change as I am stationed out of CA and have been for a long time.I own several properties in CA and one in WA. I had a c...

Hi BPs,
I bought my primary res in Nov 2010 for $125k, I came to closing with  $31,744.99. Zillow says it's value is around 200k. I still owe $83k with mtg of 480$. No escrow.

I moved into my now husband's propert...

Hi All,
Newbie here. 55 yr old planning to retire in 2 years, learning about real estate investing in order to have a source of steady inflation-proof cashflow (in addition to stock dividends) prior to taking social ...

Anyone who has been looking in Salt Lake City and surrounding lately know that we have a crazy market right now. With Ogden and Salt Lake making the top 5 in the Nation for real estate its become increasingly difficul...

Hi Everyone - I'm about to start a new flip and we are trying a new general contractor. It is a fairly large job according to my standards (over $90,000).We are in the midst of getting the contractor agreement in plac...

I'm doing a 1031 exchange in 2017 and I'm going to hold back some cash. I'm thinking about seeking a joint venture partner for flips. They oversee most of the work and I could bring 200k, maybe more, to the table. I w...

I just finished watching The Big Short, a movie about the real estate bubble.  I enjoyed the information in the movie but I was very let down by the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that subprime mortgages w...

I am currently selling my house, and I have a 5% commission on it.  My realtor says that maybe I am not getting as many people coming or an offer because of my commission percentage.  In you experience, do you think i...

Hey BP I have been thinking a lot about the issue of depreciation on rental properties and what happens when you sell one after a long time without use of a 1031. I guess I have been thinking about a property that is ...