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Hey BP,I wanted to get some thoughts and feedback about Seguin, TX. Does anyone invest in the area and had success? Being that it is only a short drive down I-10, it seems to me it shouldn't be too hard to manage proj...
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Zillow is showing a home in the neighborhood next to my primary residence (literally one tenth of a mile away) in "pre-foreclosure" status. It states the loan is in default and even gives the foreclosure attorney's na...
Hi, BP fellows,
I started to venture into the flipping world this year and has been successful at my first deal in summer. Now I am doing my second. Unfortunately, I bought both of these properties under my personal ...
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Last September while going through a transition to more passive real estate I started doing real estate photography for a photography company 1099. We became very busy this year and I started making great connections ...
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Does the time spent in re-development of a building (planning, financing, supervising, and construction) and renting the building to a business count for material participation hours to gain real estate professional s...
Have been looking into what it takes to qualify, and reading posts from others on the subject.I now understand that even if you work in a real estate related trade or service as a W2 employee, you need to own 5% of th...
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I have a W2 at a Property Management company. I also personally buy, sell and manage real estate and I have an LLC for a separate property management company I co-own. Essentially all of my work and income comes from ...
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I don't mean to come here to constantly post negatively about the Detroit real estate market, but I'm learning a lot from these conversations. I was hoping to post a success story of acquiring my second investment pro...
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We looked at a property this weekend that has good potential except for one major concern:In the past it was deemed uninhabitable due to the fact it was one used in the manufacturing, use and/or distribution of crysta...
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I have a friend who was recently laid off and was looking to buy an REO in an OK neighborhood. If he buys it, fixes it up and decides he doesnt like the neighborhood in say 3 months time, and decides to sell, can the...