Folks, Newbie here - so please be a bit soft on me...:-)I own a home (#1) in the Nor-Cal South Bay-Area - which I bought a few years ago, for a little under $800k. Current mtg is $1300. Property tax is ~$900/mo. Add H...

My name is Shamit, live in Arlington, Virginia, and I've been lurking around the forums for past couple of years, listening to podcasts, reading books, attending local REIA meeting, and now finally getting my stars al...

Hey BP Community! I have two inherited tenants on one side of the duplex I am currently house-hacking with my wife. It is a mom and her 28 year old son. The mom has been great to work with since we purchased last summ...

I hear people often say that real estate is treated more advantageously from a tax perspective than other businesses.  I frequently hear people say something along the lines of "I get 15% rate of return, and that's no...

Good Morning,i'm new to the real estate sector and wanted to get as much advice as possible on the area i would like to get started in which is wholesaling. I've done research for years on various sectors of the busin...

My wife and I bought a home in Clairemont (San Diego) back in 2011 for $330,000. Now it's probably worth close to $550-600k. I'm trying to get my foot in the door to invest in real estate. The option I have now is pul...

Hi wanted to ask if there is any preference for major rehab - which one is better Lowes or Home depot. Spending about $10k for small rehab. Or, is there any other place where we can get cost effective materials. Thank...

Try to make this short and to the point. I have a realtor/ Property Management co that manages my properties in Pennsylvania. recently another real estate/ property management co. bought them out and merged but kept t...

I am in San Diego area.  I don't see how the 2% rule can apply to california.  The housing here is very expensive.  Even at lower value property area.  Say the average house there is about $500k, and the rent average ...

I don't think I've been this cautious in a long time. I think there are still good opportunities but some markets are just bonkers. I'll caveat this by saying it's not just real estate, all investable asset classes se...