When you purchase a property and immediately rehab before renting out, do you add the cost of the rehab to your basis of the property, or do you take a loss that year? Does it make a difference if you have a bunch of ...

If I have a real estate partnership, how do we decide when to sell the property? Is it true that under the Uniform Partnership Act, anyone in the partnership can request out of the deal pretty much when they want? Bas...

I haven't seen this discussed at all, so I figured I'd just come out and ask this.  Where does lawn care and landscaping factor into the rental property equation?  Is it usually included in the monthly charge for a pr...

I was obtaining a pre-qualification for a home loan, and was asked to sign the: Rate Lock Agreement,  Disclosure Notices, Servicing Disclosure Statement, Right to Receive Copy of Appraisal, Appraisal Delivery Timing W...

Navigating the Regulatory Landscape: State Efforts to Rein in Real Estate Wholesalers
Introduction:
Real estate wholesaling, a practice where investors secure properties under contract and then assign those contract...

BLUF: it's okay to use USAA if you are going to house hack as a method of scaling your real estate investment business...I would recommend finding a lender that understands your need beyond the normal consumer level s...

Greetings bigger pockets community. I'm Dan Rice, a newly settled Memphis resident. I have one single family home currently that I rent out from another state and I'm currently looking to acquire a new multi-family in...

Greetings Tax Sale Investors:

Yesterday, I received the following question:
"Which States have the most favorable laws for Tax Sale Investors?

The answer to this question is a bit complex because laws vary from s...

I understand that the cap rate is NOI/Purchase price. My question is - what is included in the purchase price?. Should it be the purchase price plus any acquisition cost?

I talk with real estate investors almost every day, and the number one question they ask is, “How can I leave my W-2 or at least become work optional through passive investing in real estate?” I’ll cover a simple but...