My husband and I own rental property together, we are both on the deed. My husband qualifies as a real estate professional for tax purposes. We want to use that to offset my income, as I am the higher earner (I have a...

Hello BP- i am closing on my first two family in Monmouth County,NJ tomorrow. What is the best way to screen tenants for credit, income verification, etc..? Is there a website that you recommend or another way? Thanks...

I am About to close on my second property!

I really need a good software program for bookkeepingb and not aure if I should buy quickbooks or a dedicated real estate program.

My business is structured in that I hav...

Hi everyone. I'm currently at 35 units and things are picking up fast. I'm looking to bring my son in and teach him more about the business. I have a challenge perhaps. I've never quite created a system yet. So, befor...

Hi, forum!After getting my real estate license, analyzing over 100 deals on MLS, visiting MANY houses (omg Houston is huge), submitting 13 offers in two months (!), I landed my first flip!  It's a 4/2 colonial in 7704...

Which deal would you do and why? Ok 3 options we have:Deal A: package deal with 2 houses (2/1 and 1/1) plus a vacant lot asking 140k. Smaller town. Needs about $15k in mostly cosmetic updates but livable now and could...

I have a 3 bed 2 bath under contract in Abilene and the current debate is buy and hold or flip.Here are the deal details:

Purchase: 64,900

Repairs: 16,811

Holding Costs during Repair: 2,500

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Can someone help me to create spaces between paragraphs in my blog? I can't seem to figure out how to get a space after starting the next paragraph.

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Hi! I'll be renting out my place for the first time in a few months and I'm wondering where I can get an excellent Rental Lease Agreement that I can easily customize for my local jurisdiction (or have it customized). ...

I sometimes read posts about how to buy HUD foreclosures and how to bid. Here are the numbers on one I just contracted today.

3-2 DW mobile home on one acre
Tax value -- $67K
Original HUD asking price -- $50K (June ...