Hi Everyone- I'm currently a college student and I'm wanting to get started in real-estate. I'm looking to buy a duplex near the college I attend and house hack by getting a FHA loan. I'm looking for duplexes around $...

I regularly flip houses, and consider it my business for tax purposes. Thus, I pay income tax, as well as self employment tax on my gains. I am planning to sell my personal residence, most likely with a profit, and wo...

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/doj-wa...Who protects the landlords?

Hey BP!I was recently looking at some commercial apartment buildings and a thought came up. If you are trying to break into a new market that you don't necessarily know, what Websites/data do you use to identify if a ...

Can anyone point me in the right direction for a previous blog or literature to gain knowledge on self directed accounts for real estate investing? I don't know the difference between ira or solo. Which would be best...

We have had some problems recently relying on tenant credit score, background checks and rent to income ratios as the main criteria for select tenants. I'm interested to hear if anyone has any thoughts on what other f...

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I am in the process of purchasing a duplex with my Self-Directed IRA. It is a cash purchase so I am wondering if it's possible to do delayed financing after the close and pull my money back out (but s...

Here's a question I have been struggling with:  Do I continue to save for retirement through tax deferred methods like a 401k, which grows my net worth 33% faster than a non retirement account? I am self employed, so ...

Can you take rental income from a rental property and put it in a solo 401k and therefore delay the taxes on the rental income?

So I am doing some research as I purchase my first rental property and wanted to get your opinion on using Smart Move for tenant screening since I know that many landlords recommend it.Wisconsin Law states:"Except as ...