A financial advisor has told me about using a Single Premium Immediate Annuity (SPIA) as a vehicle to lower my capital gains with the sale of my rental property.  It is to be setup as a structured allotment sale over ...

HiI am new in real estate investing and was looking to one day buy a SFD in my area.  However, the "2% rule" seems totally shot in my local market. Looking at several online tools and doing some comps on Craigslist, i...

Background: Last week Arbor Realty Trust foreclosed on four apartment buildings in Houston. The Unpaid balance was $229M and the sale went for approx. $197M (15% discount). The borrower had short term bridge debt on e...

I just wanted to share some more recent experience with Kwikset deadbolts as I have recommended them to numerous people in the past.  Since early 2011 I have been installing Kwikset Smartkey deadbolts in all of my pro...

I'm kind of thinking out loud on this post, and have shared it with some people in real life, but none with real estate experience.

My duplex was supposed to close on the 9th, but as of this morning, is still...

Hello All,Any one out there have any experience with new construction - vacation rentals in Isla Mujeres or other tourist areas of Mexico? I  have been negotiating a deal and developer is offering financing.  The deve...

Hey BP! I just closed on the Refinance portion of my first ever deal, a BRRRR. I guess once I "Repeat" then I would have actually completed the BRRRR process. For reference, I've listened to the podcast for about a ye...