I am a military member who owns a home in Texas. I lived in that home as my primary residence from September 2005-August 2009. At that time I received orders outside of a 50 mile radius (Japan to be exact) and move...

Hello all,I have a section 8 tenant in my single family home in West Oakland, California. The tenant has been there for 3 years and the section 8 office is of no support. We have been to court 3 times. The first 2 tim...

Hi BP,Another quick question as I continue my journey towards first purchase. How do you seasoned investors budget taxes?In CA, it seemed like purchase price became the new basis for property tax, but in Columbus and ...

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I have recently purchased my first student rental property at Waterloo which is 1500 sqr feet with 7 bedrooms(3 second story, 2 main floor, 2 basement) and 2 bathrooms. It was after i purchased that i started rea...

Hi - Has anyone transferred their 401k from Boeing (while still employeed there) to a self directed 401k? So far, It's been hearsay and haven't met anyone who has actually done this. I would like to make the switch if...

Hi all,So I'm looking to fund my REI adventure and am having trouble. My original plan was to get rid of my retirement accounts (I have $35K in an IRA and 401K combined), take the early distribution penalty and use th...

Technical professional working full-time ready to return to real estate investing. Have done a couple re-habs in the past, interested in the same as well as rental property. Have substantial IRA assets to work with, w...

Hi all,For those of you who have invested under the structure of an LLC, what type of loans do you typically search for? What have you had good or bad experiences with?I have read that it is very difficult/near imposs...

Hey Everyone,I have been wanting to get into the REI market for several years, but living in NYC has made that difficult. Recently, my business partner moved to the Augusta area and we set a goal of purchasing our fir...

So my question is, I want to check a property for possible "extra liens" (irs, mechanics, tax lien, etc). What county offices do I go check?  Once doing that, and then let's say I bid and win a property at auction, do...