A long term buddy of mine just informed me he had purchased a 5plex apartment in California about 7years ago in which he would like to sell now. The property gained about 350k in value(Equity). Meaning if he sells he ...

Hello everyone, hoping to start BRRRR investing this spring but I would like to talk more about business structure than anything. I understand that each property will most likely be formed as an LLC, but I know there ...

So my wife and I owned and lived in a duplex here in Austin TX from 2015-2017 (just over 2 years). We then moved to a new duplex and rented out the original one. We are now selling the original duplex in order to fund...

Hello BP!I am researching property management fees and just spoke with an agent who claimed property fees in the Smokey Mountain TN area (typically STR's) were typically 20-30% of rental income. This seemed wild compa...

Hi all!I had a pointed question related to the home office deduction. I am a real estate agent (licensed in May), an attorney with a full-time job separate from my real estate business, and an investor with several pr...

Hello fellow tax lien BP'ers.I bought a few certificates last year at a sale in indiana.  These were lower end properties that has all basically been abandoned, but most were in decent condition.  Well, one was a part...

Hi all! My boyfriend and I are looking into real estate investing. I am looking into getting my real estate license and he is looking into becoming a home inspector. I know these aren't necessary but we would like to ...

I have a property under contract, I am the seller and for the record I do want out of this contract. I received a conditional loan approval (CLA) from the buyers on 4/4 that still had several conditions that were not ...

Hello All,  Please excuse my ignorance but here my situation. I've owned a duplex for 5 years but have only recently started learning about what it means to be a real estate investor. In years past I have filed my own...

Hi! I recently went to a RE conference and there was a company there called Platinum Trust Group (platinumtrustgroup. com) that told us about proprietary irrevocable spendthrift trust.  Basically, they're saying that ...