Has anyone used a self-directed IRA to fund real estate deals? If so, what company would you recommend?  And, has anyone had experience with Equity Trust out of West Lake, Ohio?

how to analyze vacancy rates of an area while doing calculations? I'm a little confused about how to find out vacancy rates of a specific neighbourhood while doing calculations for a property? I really need to know

Hi - I recently rented a SFH to a tenant. She for some reason doesnt want to move in now. i had to turn other applicants away as I was waiting her to move in and she kept promising I will set up the rent online and wh...

Hello BP friends, I have been trying to get my start in real estate investing. I think I’m stuck in the paralysis stage, I have read some books and been to the conferences. I currently live in Prescott Az. A small mou...

Hello,   I've come to a road block in a short sale property I am attempting to purchase. I will make a long story short and get down to the essential questions.  Title report via escrow on this property showed a junio...

Greetings all!  Quick question.  Wondering what credit card you like to use to manage your VR/STR to reap the points from general Op Ex?  Lots of ways to slice this, but things like airline points to pay for scouting ...

Looking in my area for a good investment deal to start out with. It appears that there are several 4-plexes running for around $150k that have been on the market for 6 months or better.

These are 2-bed 1-bath, and sh...

Hey BP Nation,So I had some tenants move out that had cats. I used their deposit to replace all the carpet and have the house professionally cleaned, at first everything was fine, its been about 2 months now, and the ...

there is some plex sale by the police at very low cost that I can pay cash or with a very small mortgage. A lot of them need to be renovate. There is also a lot of plex in small town at low cost too but still ready to...

Does anyone have experience with purchasing pre-foreclosures in Oahu, Hawaii?