Does a property have to be held for a certain time period or can an investment property be sold right away after purchase to qualify for 1031 tax exchange?

Hi, I have a goal to transition from my day job into full time real estate investing.  It would be cool to build my own investment portfolio and earn a stream of income managing other people's properties for them.  I'...

With the WSOP about to crown their 2009 champion with the coveted bracelet and $8+ million dollars, are there any folks in BP nation that like to play poker online (for fun of course)? I have a home game but never pl...

Across the forum, we talk about ensuring that you maintain your reserves... but how do you actually manage them on you own the properties? This question is for the properties you plan on holding. If you are flipping, ...

Hi everyone! First-time poster long-time reader here.
In short: 
My husband and I finally pulled the trigger on our first Flip investment here in the Tampa area. We made a quick cash offer and gave the owner 30 days...

Hi everyone,I haven't posted here in a while, since my husband died in 2016, but his estate is finally finished; the reno to my big condo is now finished; the condo is rented out and producing income; I've bought and ...

I've done some wholesaling and have done it face to face. When signing the contract I just hand the seller the handmoney. (I use $1) In my state, and I think this is true in all states, you need to put up consideratio...

Hi all-I’ve done quite a bit of reading and searching the forum - some posts came close to my scenario but not on the mark. For 3 years I have been JVing with a partner to buy Mortgage Notes (6 plus to 1ur holding) - ...

I understand that I need to hold the tenants security deposit in a separate account... I was thinking of putting into a high yield savings account 1.9% or possibly putting into a 12 month certificate of deposit at abo...

I am purchasing a SFR with a self-directed IRA along side a non-recourse loan. Much question is this. This home has flipping potential but I will not have enough reserves in the IRA to do all the improvements. Is ther...