My first short sale drove my wife crazy due to the amount of time it took. From the time we made an offer to the closing date it took just over a year. I still up till today have no idea why it would take so long.  My...

If a raw land parcel was sold at a profit, with the seller owning this parcel for more than 1 year, with the seller being in a 15% tax bracket ( from regular job ), would there be a capital gains tax liability ? Selle...

Hi BP community, I have a SFH that I lived as primary last year for one year. Recently, I moved out of the house and rented as MTR. It is my first MTR and the return on equity is not good (due to high property tax, in...

Hello AllI am meeting the end buyer of my whole sale transaction tonight (1st one). My questions is...what type of purchase agreement do I put in place for the sale of my contract to end buyer? I have the property und...

About how long does the short sale process usually take?? Ive heard of some of them taking almost a year to close.

What happens if we buy a house and then it turns out the seller has liens and a HELOC loan / debt that is larger than the sale price?

When someone engages in a seller financing transaction, what are the standard stipulations?  Loan term?  Balloon payment?  Interest?  What about taxes?  Does the owner continue to pay property taxes?  I am looking at ...

Closing on another duplex soon and would like to know how long you guys wait after closing to quit-claim the deed to an LLC?
Also, do you guys have the mortgage company ACH the mortgage payment from the LLC's bank ac...

Hello everyone,I have a house under an agreement of sale contract for $33,000. I was going to purchase it but now I have a buyer for the property for $35,000. The original contract is an agreement of sale and not an a...

I'm in the Bay Area, and looking to educate myself about buy and hold opportunities in Austin -- where I have family.Can I ask how investors can get clean historical data on Austin's real estate market? I'm mainly try...