For those of you who are unfamiliar, a man was able to trade his up from a red paperclip to buy an entire house in just under a year...

You can read the story and see the various trades he made here: http://en.wikipe...

I'm renting my first property in RI, my previous experience has been in MA. I typically charge 1st, last and security for a new tenant.

I was told that was not allowed in RI- anyone have experience with this...

Hey everyone, I'm new to BP and trying absorb as much as possible.  I recently signed up for a Than Merrill's free Real Estate class in Daytona Beach.  Anyone have any thoughts? is it a good start? Anyone in the Volus...

Hi BP!  I am new to the vacation rental space and I'm looking for a good rental agreement. I've found some templates online from places like Law Depot but hoping to get a strong rental or lodging agreement template fr...

I am joining forces with several investors for the purchase of an apartment building. What is the typical arrangement for distribution of cash flow, profit sharing, and sales proceeds? My template is: 8% quarterly...

Hey everyone, I'm new to the site and appreciate any responses and feedback.  I've been doing fix and flips, single-family and multi-family rentals with my two partners for a few years now but we are looking to get in...

Howdy, I find this forum to be an excellent source of information! Thanks ahead of time. I've learned a few things as I explore diversification options in real estate. I need to learn much more.Over several months, we...

I own a couple of empty lake lots in my self-directed Roth IRA. Am I allowed to mow the lawn on them? Or maybe doing a little removing of brush by hand? Thank you, Bruce

Is it possible to BRRRR to yourself? In other words, for the rent part we would just pay our own mortgage and live there. Then wait for a seasoning period to do a cash out refi. Thanks

We just purchased our first rental property, a 4-unit, all 1bed/1bath, coin laundry in basement, and 4 car garage in the rear. I would put it between a B and C class. It's working class, and OK Public Schools. Cr...