A basic real estate contract stipulates that on or before a specified date the buyer agrees to bring cash for the purchase and the seller agrees to deliver clear title to prove that they have the right to sell the pro...

All,  I'm working on my first home/rental purchase in NJ and I need some help. My plan is to buy a suitable single family rental property, live in it for 1-2 years and then move out and rent it. I currently am married...

Hi all, 
I am curious to know what the BP community thinks about opening a separate bank account to collect tenant rent. I currently don't want to start an LLC yet since I am in the beginning stages (haven't purchase...

Which would you choose? Failure or success? Success is what I am looking for, but I will choose failure in order to learn and grow. I work for a company that acquires real estate for a holding company and I am running...

I bought a single family house in Missouri for $30k cash. A month and $10k later it is worth ~$85k and rented out for $800/mo. I would like to tap that equity ASAP, then refinance into 30 year conventional after the 6...

Hi BP,
I am hoping someone has advice for me, as I have combed through forums/videos and I cannot seem to find advice FOR a General Contractor looking to buy rental properties. Everything I find relating GC's is on h...

My husband and I are planning on purchasing a fixer-upper in a good neighborhood. Our accepted offer price is $73,500. The most recent appraisal was $99,500 in 2007, before the housing market crashed. We are plan o...

I've recently been introduced to the strategy of selling property using an installment land contract. It's appealing for a number of reasons: the buyer gets equitable interest in a property, takes care of all repairs,...

The property class descriptions often include age of the property as a major factor in determining property class, can you help me understand how much this weights when applying to urban areas or small east coast town...

I'm interested in rolling my current IRA's over to self-directed IRA's to be able to invest in real estate.  Any advice on what custodian to open it with for ease in conducting RE transactions, fee structure, etc?  Ap...