Alright so this is my situation.. I'm 25 and work as a waitress, don't make much money, don't have a lot of money saved and have built absolutely zero credit. I live in Stephenville Texas which is home to a big D1 uni...

Hi BP members! I wanted to introduce myself. My name's Eric, and I am 29 yrs old in Sacramento, CA that is brand new to Real Estate investing. I'm not afraid of hard work or getting my hands dirty. If someone here per...

Hello BP Members/RE investment experts,I have been a BP member for awhile, but haven't contributed to the forums until today.  I have been reading up on rental property investment.  I am interested in real estate inve...

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I'm Kevin, 29 years old, active US military currently serving overseas (Germany). I'm due to return/PCS back to live in the good old US of A in May 2014 and I intend to get started in RE investing ...

Ok, now I am really confused, last week there was a discussion as to if just a landlord receiving passive income (rental income) was required to issue 1099s and the general concensus was since they were not operating ...

Is it my imagination or are there less tenants than there used to be. I was wondering if others where experiencing the same thing. I bought my first rental house in 1992 and it was so easy to rent that all I had to ...

I've made the decision and am working toward getting licensed as an agent (well, it's "broker") here in Illinois. And yet, I'm doing so to break out of the corporate world so I can devote 100% of my time to real esta...

Hi all,
I'm currently under contract for two single family townhomes. These are my first investment properties and I plan to keep them as rentals. They are both cosmetic rehabs.
I'm using conventional financing with...

If my SIDRA (regular/untaxed contributions) pays UDFI tax, what happens to distributions from the IRA? Do I have to pay tax on that income again or do I now have basis in the IRA?Also, I think I understand that bonus ...