I have moved a small amount of money (about $6500) from my military TSP account into a self-directed IRA to be able to invest in RE. Unfortunately, the fees associated eat up more per quarter than what I can make.  ...

The April 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS®:
Brandy Guthrie, 2017 President of the Austin Board of REALTORS­® commented, “After a slow beginning to the year, increases...

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I'm looking to learn more about legal protections for rental properties as I plan to expand my real estate portfolio.
I’m planning to move within the next year and currently own the home I live in....

Hello BPers,I own a rental property (single family home) in CA bay area, and I was looking into doing a 1031 exchange with a larger property as a way to upgrade income.  But on second thoughts, after years of being a ...

Hello BP Community,I am blown away with an experience that is playing out right now, in regards to the tax sale that just took place in Jefferson County, Alabama. My hope is, I have been clear enough with this post th...

I recently attended a seminar in Austin hosted by a KW broker, AMP Lending (portfolio lender), and Longhorn Lending (hard money lender), titled: Rapid Acquisition - how to finance 10 homes in under 10 months.  The bas...

So I am a new investor with a day job living in a market that is very hard to invest in (Portland metro area). My day job is such that it would be challenging to try and do real estate and manage it myself. As such I ...

Hi All, 
Thanks any inputs in advance. 
this property is in DFW area. and we have a rental that has a pretty worn down wood fence. We are thinking of replacing it, and quite a sticker shock if you may..... we got se...

Need help from the accountants out there, there are a lot of posts on this topic but none I could find that address this question and my CPA wasn't much help (may need a new CPA)...I just moved my buy-and-hold rental ...

My grandmother passed years ago. Many years prior to her passing she moved out of the home to live with another family and the home sat vacant for a very long time without anyone checking on it. Thru the years it has ...