First...after a 1 year battle with Cancer my mother passed away...another year has gone by getting our lives back together, kids graduating college, etc. Many of you offered kind wishes and it was well appreciated. Th...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone had an automatic payment system setup with their tenants to receive monthly rent payments automatically. This way you don’t have to physically pick up rent or wait for them to m...

1. Let's say I sell a house for and clear 100k. Can I 1031 Exchange into 4 houses with 20% down? (I just mean the legal side of things. Not asking about the financing side of things). 2. Can I take the entire 100k and...

I have a high end rental property in Manhattan, NYC, . The tenant wants to break the lease early (6 months before lease termination). According to what I've read online, the tenant is obligated to pay the remainder of...

In the process of purchasing my first flip with two partners whose first flip this will be as well. I was wondering while waiting to close on the house, what do you do to prepare. First thing I will do is make sure ...

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Unless I'm mistaken, the option to use Blended Retirement System (BRS) only makes sense if you're planning on separating before 20 years AND you REALLY like the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).  Even the Thrift Savings Plan...

SO i have an REO property under contract and apparently the seller's agent sent us some forms that we're required to fill out as a part of "standard bank procedure." My Realtor said "sorry I don't know what they are" ...

In March of this year we purchased a non-performing 2nd deed of trust in the Silicon Valley area of CA.  We attempted to work out a loan modification with the borrowers but ultimately needed to foreclose as they were ...