I'm 32 living paycheck to paycheck in San Diego and have nothing to really show for it. I make $60-70,000 a year as well as an hvac service technician, my plan is to move in with some family, save about $10,000 and mo...

If I buy a second house using funds from an IRA I am not entitled to any personal usage of this property correct? Is there any way to purchase the property, receive the tax benefit of an IRA, but still utilize the rea...

Looking for peoples opinion on this. I’ve owned a duplex for a year now in Orange County NY which is about 65 miles North of NYC. I have both apartments rented to single individuals that both keep the place clean and...

I am a Real Estate Agent however, I do not typically handle rental properties.  My perspective on this question/discussion is as a tenant. You might find it odd that a Real Estate Agent doesn't own her home, that's a ...

Ok here's my theory and could use some advise from the locals.  I am looking to do some buy and hold real estate investing and want to make a "play on global warming"...my research shows that the southwest through Cal...

Hi everybody, my name is Vic Alaban and I’m new to BP. I'm not really comfortable sharing my life in public especially that I'm an introvert but it's Brie Schmidt that advises me to do so. I believe that she's got de...

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Current Newsweek article lists The United States as # 11 in countries worldwide. Really cool website with different categori...

Hi Friends! I sure could use a piece of smart advice right now. I have a rather nuanced problem. Our home is a two-family, and we have a beautiful one-bedroom apartment at the side, where we have rented to a timely pa...