Dear RE investor fellow,Have you used joinreal.com ( to place tenant)? How do you like the service? I was offered by an agent for the following service. Please private message me if it's OK.-----Service Referral Optio...

I would like to turn my primary residence as a rental property in the next couple of years but it has pretty extravagant landscaping. I do not want to pay to maintain the landscaping as it is thousands of dollars a ye...

So I am finding some houses I am interested in taking a further look at. The problem I have been encountering is finding the owner of the property.  Few of the websites I have came across to track the owner down you h...

What is a standard commission for buyer's agent? And if I don't find a property through agent, is there a flat fee I'm supposed to pay. I recently reviewed a buyer's agreement which stated 3% on gross selling price, p...

Hi BP community,I am thinking of doing some out of state investing.  I work full time so I need good property management.  I am thinking of using either Jason Hartman referral service, epic real estate cash flow progr...

I am the POA for my dad. His house has high capital gains taxes (bought it 1983) and low property 19 (CA) tax base. Can I keep property 19 tax base on a 1031 exchange ? ( I have heard no)
Could I do the 1031 exchange...

I was reading about and researching this over and over again, books, IRS pubs, here, elsewhere. I cannot get a conclusive answer even in forums with seasoned CPAs debating this topic.

That much is clear:
- If you hav...