Hi everyone - is it common for HELOC appraisals to come in lower than conventional mortgage appraisals?  Last spring my property appraised for $135k and this past fall it appraised again for $85k. No drastic changes t...

I want to hear your thoughts on how you calculate the risk of failure for investing in real estate. As someone who has invested in equities my whole life I was trained to look at the WACC value or Beta of risk based o...

Hello BP world. I am super excited after 5 months of reading and research, it is now time for me to get my hands dirty.I am looking for advices from experienced buying and holding investors in the Midwest market. I li...

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...

should you have a local attorney review your first rental agreement?  app $400-600thank you

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Here's my situation, My name is Grant Hamlin and I am 21 years old. Right now I am attending college in Oregon and am pursuing a Business Degree. I am 2 years in and am now applying for Oregon State Universities Busin...

If a RE investment and Stock investment return the same amount of ROI over a 15 year period and then sold which is the better investment?  Assuming a 1031 is not used (they may not exist in 15 years), do certain struc...

As I'm walking down the hallway at work to start another long shift for mediocre pay, I saw a post that my employer will cover up to 80% of tuition costs should I choose to go back to school. School has never been som...