Hello,
I just got my real estate license two weeks ago, and my mother is interested in selling her house in the near future. What should I be aware of if I am selling a house for a family member? I plan on giving her...

I'm purchasing a bank owned home from homesearch.com which is occupied.  The h.o.a. foreclosed back on 1/10/2015 then the bank foreclosed 1/12/2016. The bank is saying I need to pay back h.o.a. fees for the past year....

I am looking at a very old 3 unit building in Chicago. It's zoned as a 6 unit and sits on two Chicago lots. I am expecting a full gut rehab here. I think the structure is sound, roof sound, windows okay and brickwork ...

For a while I've been studying the use of social networks for the purpose of marketing, and realized that many people are just doing it wrong.

You can't just build a profile and expect to get any benefit from it at a...

Good Morning Everyone, I'm still new to Bigger Pockets and the community and have recently been combing the forums and starting to listen through many of the great pod-casts that seem to be available. One of the main ...

which is the better option, assuming you have the cash? what advantages do you get from buying with cash and then refinancing after?i'm mainly interested in this approach because, from what i've read, it allows you to...

BP member Scott Hubbard posted the Freddie Mac link below in another thread but after reading it, I thought it was important enough to highlight it on its own. To me, it was pretty eye-opening as to what Freddie (and...

What do you guys think of this plan?
I buy some mailing database of doctors, lawyers... I either email them or mail a postcard to ask them if they would be interested in getting 8% on their money backed by real estate...

I've recently become interested in the idea of investing in syndication deals due to its "active-passive" nature (and also diversification of my portfolio of course).  With any investment, I plan to conduct due dilige...

Hi All - I've seen quite a bit of confusion on the application of the Passive Activity  Loss Rules and Short Term Rentals.  Beyond BP, there is a lot of confusion in the accounting community as well but the same rules...