My wife and I own a townhome in Bakersfield, Ca. What is the first step to legally renting out the property? My thought is to have our contract and lease in place, but who where do we file to have the agreement legali...

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My name is Lance and after lurking around BiggerPockets for a while, I've finally decided to make my Introduction post! I'm a US Navy vet and have been in the IT field for about 10 years and I'm look...

Hello bp, my situation is in 26. I work and make 1200 a month. The good thing I'd that my rent is 300, with my roomate. Still with this money it will take me years to get a decent downpayment for a 3 family ap...

Wanted to share a very recent experience ( a few days ago) with an unscrupulous listing broker.

A 2 family HUD home was listed by this agent who's office happened to be about an hour from the property and in ...

Has anyone gone through his system? Feedback? Pro's and Cons?

First and foremost I am not saying that going FHA is a bad idea. In truth, the ability that a FHA loan provides to leverage properties for first time homebuyers is pretty incredible. However, this a warning for people...

I am on the finance side of real estate.  A long time customer has asked me to sell 38 acres of land permitted for 88 homes.  Any advice on best way to achieve this goal. What type of points should I charge him? I am ...

I have been a field service inspector in South Florida for the last five years and have access to hundreds of homes that are in distress and caught up in all phases of the foreclosure process, before it is public info...

Aloha EVERYONE!, my name is Johnny! My roots stem from beautiful Hawaii though currently residing in northern Arizona. I am a Local Union member of the IBEW working in the Outside and Utilities Workers branch which ha...

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I have been reading the forums for a few months now and finally decided to join. I am hoping to make some good contacts and soak up as much knowledge as possible! I currently hold a CPA license and work ...