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Hello everyone my name is Jeff Helms. I am new here and i am new to Real Estate. I am trying to decide which way will be the best way to start in real estate. Has anyone here had success in whole selling real estate?
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Hi BP community. I searched in the Tax and Legal forum, but didn't see this question answered specifically. I am trying to determine how lease option up-front option fees are taxed. My understanding is that they are r...
This is a bit long winded, stick with me.
My wife and I have live in flipped 2 houses, doing most the work ourselves over the past 10 years. Takes forever, lots of learning, have made great money. 2 years ago we ...
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Hello everyone, new guy here that just joined. I live in the panhandle of Florida and recently sold one of my investment homes. I'm looking at jumping back into the real estate market, and remembered when I went to co...
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I've got a potential deal in Rio Grande Valley that will be a heavy multifamily rehab (~$900k) on a $200k purchase price - 32 unit building. Does anyone have recommendations on a loan broker that may be able to help ...
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I'm looking for duplexes on the MS Gulf Coast, so I used the county tax GIS site to identify every duplex in an area I liked & sent out my first 10 letters on Monday. Personal first class mail with a photo of me &...
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Hi All,
Quite new to the forums but have been reading various articles and there’s so much great info out there, I’d love to get some different perspectives on which directions I should continue to research more to f...
A relative of mine in the DC area is moving to bigger home, but the condo he currently owns (with a 30 year conventional mortgage) is in a gentrifying area that has a lot of upside. He doesn't have the capital to put ...
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Hello everyone,Stupid question.Newbie here, I think I got myself in a pickle. I currently have my first home cosigned with a parent. Its a detached 3 bed 2 bath bungalow in Calgary, Alberta. Long story short: they liv...
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Is a real estate license a requirement when wanting to be a real estate investor? Would it be beneficial if so ?