I just came upon some cash and was wondering if it would be better to pay off my 2 auto loans ($55K @ 3.00%) to decrease my debt/income ratio  and therefore allowing me to borrow more money.   Or, take that $55K and p...

As a nationally recognized real estate CPA, I would like to take the time to discuss tax strategies applicable to real estate investment.In the realm of real estate, there are several crucial tax strategies to be awar...

Hi BP,Has anyone looked at how much on a percentage adjustment of construction costs adding prevailing impacts costs? We are thinking about going the HUD financing route for our construction debt, but I've been trying...

Hey BP,
I'm diving deeper into market research and looking to build a reliable process for identifying market metrics, data, and trends. Specifically, I’d love to know what resources or tools you use to:
Track marke...

My lender asked for seller to provide tax returns for the past 3 years of a 5 unit i have under contract, and seller said no. My lender said it’s fine but it limits the number of banks that would be willing to lend t...

I don't have much experience with tenant screening but I came across something today that I can't figure out.I pulled a credit report from TransUnion / SmartMove on a potential tenant.  They recommend that I accept th...

I read recently, Forbes I think, that his move to LA brings in 400 million new cash and 3000 jobs. That is insane and does that mean Cleveland loses 3000 jobs...or did Cleveland see any economical impact when he came ...

....unless you do something about it. 
The Connecticut Housing Committee last week just pushed through dozens of "concepts" not even bill proposals. Just concepts which are proposed bills that only had vague titles. ...

I have a family member who recently had an accident leaving them in need of long term, full time, medical care. I've been exploring options on how pay for this expense and renting out their home seems to be a good fin...

I was pondering this the other day and I looked through the forums and didn't find anything on this. Does biggerpockets affect real estate prices? Follow my logic here. Biggerpockets has hundereds of thousands of user...