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Dina Harleth Calculating capital gains on sale of gifted house?
23 May 2014 | 26 replies

Hi everyone,

I'm contemplating selling a house that was gifted to me by my father while he was still alive. I'm trying to calculate what I'd net from the sale of the property (to make a comparison between sel...

Mark Albano Cash flow analysis.
23 September 2014 | 41 replies

Hey everyone. I am new to BP and I currently do not have any investment properties. I plan to close on something this coming March. I have the idea of starting out with a single family or a condo/townhome for a rental...

Anthony Chara If You're Tired of Forced Rental Property Inspections, Read This
11 December 2018 | 67 replies

Over the past few years as I travel the country, I hear more and more people saying that their municipalities are now requiring Landlords to let the city into their rental properties. On top of that, the Landlor...

Jeff S. Anyone do a will instead of a trust?
2 October 2021 | 82 replies

I know a couple of older (70's and 80's) couples who had their wills updated and their attorney switched to trust and charged one $6k and another $10k. That sounds excessive to me.The last older couple I knew had a pr...

Rich Weese home ownership, renting, double dip, good for whom?
2 June 2011 | 42 replies

My day started with getting ready for a trip tomorrow to Cancun. Fun, excitement and grand kids.... Then, I made the mistake of reading news reports and picking up the USA Today.
Front Page headline article "Cit...

Jamie Nacht Balancing Cash Flow and Appreciation
5 September 2018 | 30 replies

What's preferred: (1) High cash flow, but low chance of appreciation, OR (2) modest cash flow, but high chance of appreciation? I had a discussion last week with a fellow investor, and we were debating the merits of e...

Ben Bartels Why is real estate a better investment?
12 February 2021 | 39 replies

I feel silly asking this question, but my wife and I have been struggling to compare our investment options. Obviously, BP forums/podcasts/blogs/etc. indicate that real estate is a good way to go. It sounds like a 15%...

Evan Kline MTR's 16 Months in: 10 things we've learned (South East, Winston Salem)
14 July 2023 | 39 replies

I thought I'd share some of our lessons from the past nearly year and a half of running mid-term rentals. Back in January 2022 we had an LTR turnover on one of our units. My wife and I have been super scrappy over the...

Shawn Sopic House flipping in current market
26 November 2023 | 37 replies

We just went under contract on our first investment property which we plan to flip.  Its a large house in a nice neighborhood in need of some TLC.  We're using an interest only loan with 25% down.  In current market c...