Hello all, I am not in the real estate business but I am hoping I might be able to pick someone's brain. I am a California native that moved to Georgia years ago, and recently moved back. For the last 5-7 years I have...

I have a few boarded up homes in my neighborhood. How do I go about finding out who the owners are? If the owner is deceased, what are the next steps to try to get these properties and rehab them??

Hi guys, here's my story: when I was in my early twenties, my husband and I started a non-profit climbing gym club that's flourished. We decided to expand to a new location and I have spent a year or so reading the fo...

L.A.: $111M in Stimulus Saved Just 55 Jobs

More than a year after Congress approved $800 billion in stimulus funds, the Los Angeles City Controller has released a 40-page report on how the city spent its share, and t...

While I understand that that when dealing with an FHA Buyer, I must hold title to the property for 90 before selling it, my question is if the property has to be held for 90 before the property can close, or before th...

For a few months I've been learning about how to use my unused income from a full-time job to invest in real estate and have been reading lots of books like Hold: How to Find, Buy and Rent Houses for Wealth, Brandon T...

Does anyone currently use this medium for their Ira? I've been getting some conflicting information about the "checkbook" approach.

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I have started to run across a lot of Fannie Mae properties that have been classified as "Improved Properties".   Check their website at Homepath.com to see what it is all about. I have seen the before and after on so...

Hello there!!!

First of all, I want to give a HUGE thanks to BP for creating this platform to facilitate discussion/knowledge exchange for real estate investment. I haven’t used BP to it’s best potential but I plan ...

I don't normally seem to make money, so I don't have this unusual problem :)

I am expecting a gain of about $50k this year from a flip deal. I have 15 rentals and I will probably depreciate them all, and take any ...