The suburbs around Austin are flooded with cookie cutter tract houses. What are your experiences, good or bad, rehabbing homes in areas like this? It seems at any given time you can find 2-3 houses with the exact sa...

Hello,I have a rental property with a full walkout basement.  Recently we conducted an inspection of the property and discovered my renters were growing pot in the basement.  It was a professional setup.  I stopped th...

I have a potential deal and am wanting to cover my bases. I have a property that could be used as a private residence and is zoned industrial. As near as I can tell, residential use is allowed within the zoning code (...

I just read this thread: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/95/topics/118902-builders-risk-policy and I think we're in similar situations. My HML requires builders risk. Another lender that I've been working with rec...

Hello,    We're having a tough eviction.  The lady filed an extremely detailed answer - all bogus.  We prevailed in court.  Lockout is this morning.  Since the court dates, she has been doing something with the water ...

We recently closed on our first rental property and I'm trying to keep everything organized for our tax professional next January.  Which of the following can be written off?  1. Pre-purchase - Home inspection and app...

5 BEST TIPS TO FLIP HOUSES

Even though we are not in the real estate boom days of mid 2000s, residential flip investors are flooding the market even with a limited amount of inventory available throughout the US. In...

My father passed recently and we inherited his house. The house is 3200 sq ft, 4 /2 that needs a medium reno ( new paint, flooring, bathroom vanities, and kitchen cabinets). My question is should we sell the house "as...

I am interested in hearing from anyone that invests in rentals in the Killeen market. Having lived there for awhile I know the majority of residences are rentals, however, after searching the forums there isn't any co...

Hey guys!I'm moving to the Sacramento area in a few months and am just trying to figure out exactly what I want to do. I'm thinking about building new. Are there any general contractors or others that have recently bu...