I have a tax basis of $150,000 on a rental property that I am selling. I am under contract to sell the property for $215,000, of which after closing, I will realized $200,000.  I have no debt on the property, I own i...

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I'm very excited to get started with real estate investing. I bought a house last fall in East Austin. Seeing the booming market landscape has inspired me to get involved. I'm interested, ultimate...

I had a double booking yesterday. The worst kind. They both showed up at the house at the same time and that's how I found out about it. I checked my Your Porter calendar and sure enough two bookings on top of each ot...

Hi All,I understand that if I purchase a MFR investment property and designate it as my new primary residence, I could potentially pay 3-5% down instead of 25% for a non-primary MFR investment.  I can live in it for a...

I've had two recent issues with break-ins and attempted break-ins within the last month at my triplex. My initial setup was a deadbolt and handle setup. In the break-in, the deadbolt was left unlocked and a student-te...

Hello!  I am new to this forum so please bear with me.  
I am 31, married with 2 children and we are currently living in a 1100 sqft 2 story home in a residential neighborhood.  We are planning to move to a larger ho...

Hi Everyone. Looking for feedback on a college rental I'm considering moving forward on.  Here is a link to the BP analysis that I ran. Below are a few notes:
The house is a 4 bedroom and I'm going to make the dining...

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My wife and I are both active duty military and moving to Las Vegas in Feb. The housing market, like most places, is hitting ne...

I have heard of so many deal finding website applications and so far there has been a lot of negative feedback, for example, propstream.com and myhousedeals.com. I am a newbie and to be honest I am looking for one tha...

I'm not sure if anyone has mention this idea. Has BP thought about putting together a real estate simulator or game, that would help in honing our real estate investing skills. Or, for the newbie, begin to help unders...