Tax structure considerations for Canadians and US foreigners in general can be quite confusing. On the one hand, the mentor courses / boot camps / common advice (including many here on BP) is to just set up an LLC but...

Two coworkers I know have agreed to the sale of a house - the one is retiring and selling it to the other. They are not using an agent. The Seller appears to be friends with a person at the title company who is faci...

Hi BP Community - I know there have been a few similar posts on here but being new to RE investing I wanted to pose my questions directly. I'm a (will be) first time investor looking at potentially buying in upstate N...

How will a tenant-buyer be able to afford an option consideration/fee of 3-5% of the selling price if they are not financially well off enough to qualify for a mortgage? One would think that if a person could afford ...

When analyzing a deal and valuing a property, what financing terms do you include? As many of you already know, a deal can look very good to very bad to anywhere in between based on the down payment, interest rate, an...

Recently I was reading something that suggested putting in crown molding and finer touches to a rental property. The purpose to attract quality tenants. The idea on the surface sounds good, we all want to attract qu...

What should I consider when purchasing rental income property overseas?

Let's assume $183/month to account for total CapEx useful life. Considering the property and all appliances, etc are brand new, does it make sense to include $183/month for Capex in the operating expenses portion of m...

Should I utilize my LLC to purchase property?

My wife and I are considering real estate investment of several types, including vacant land. We have noticed some land REO in a beach community with a very low price. When we go down to see this property, what shou...