Hi All,I’ve been in the waterpoofing business for over 12 years and have been reading up a lot lately about REI. I live in Bay Area (Northern California) and planning on starting my real estate investment portfolio. C...

Hi everyone,BP newbie and first post in the forums. I live in Orange County, CA and am looking to buy my first buy-and-hold rental property. I've been looking outside of Southern California as I have not been able to ...

My partner and I closed on our first 3 rental properties between March 15th and April 27th. All 3 properties were purchased with cash and placed in our LLC. We have not been able to find a lender that will cash out re...

Another avoidable situation. This woman squatted for a year and it was NOT related to COVID in any way, yet they couldn't evict her. When they finally do, she's apparently gained a sense of established entitlement (wh...

I signed up with a company to submit performing notes. I did submit a note but the seller did not accept the offer. I have since stated going on line and finding other places to submit. Is this the best way to go ab...

Hello BP,I need some help regarding how to proceed on determining a SDIRA vs. Solo 401K. I've got about $100K in a 403B plan (equivalent of 401K for non-profit organizations) from a former employer. I am currently an ...

I formed an LLC for our six properties mid way through 2018. My property manager for my one out of state property wants to know if I will be filing my taxes under my name for 2018 (like they’ve been doing for the last...

Just got done reading Wealth Protection Secrets by William Bronchick. The book came highly recommended by REI. Anyway, in the book the author recommends using a Land Trust in conjunction with a LLC. In essence the ...

Happy New Year everyone!

I recently purchased an investment property and will be inherenting a family with 2 pitbulls.

Please advice on how I should word a clause in the contract to protect myself as a ...

I want to hear your most basic thoughts about buying properties with visible foundation problems. I understand there can be a huge spectrum of problems with consequences varying from "can't play a fair game of marb...