How do most real estate investors deal with tax filing? Do you just hire a CPA/tax advisor before buying your first deal or do you do it yourself to understand legal/tax things better? Also do you have any advise/reco...

Hey all,Thanks for checking out my post. I'm brand new to REI and am taking in a ton via reading, podcasts, and forum discussions. As you well know there is quite a bit of information floating around out there and it'...

well actually $6.4 million according to this Charles Schwab wealth report on the San Francisco Bay Area. Which matches my sentiment that you need about $5 million to begin feeling like a true "millionaire", which I de...

I see a lot of homes for sale in the Lawrence area of Indianapolis for under $70000 and do not hear much talk about this area in the forums. I'm guessing there is a reason for this. I also see a lot of foreclosures ...

Hello all, I have an arrangement set up to meet with a group of investors to show them investment properties. I am an agent that has been doing a lot of research over the last year to get into real estate investing my...

Does anybody have suggestions about starting to invest with 150k of student loan debt? I know if I wait too late I will never get into  rental properties but I have to also worry about paying my loans

I had a situation where AC stopped working in one of my rental unit. The unit was 1 year old and broke unexpectedly. I contacted the company and they came out to look into the issue and said some parts were missing. T...

I am relatively NEW to REI and also on BP (2 months) but found this forum very helpful. I need your advice on my 1st property temp rental.

I am about to do my 1st ever SFH buy-n-hold closing on 6/30. Everythin...

I'm doing analysis on a few BH deals around 75-95K on the purchase price.  What is a good CapEx % to use on these properties.  I have been using 10%, but it seems to be eating into my cashflow.  Does anyone base their...

I bought my first investment property in the US with an investment partner, but I did so with a conventional mortgage. I am the only one on the mortgage documents and title to the home. While I'm the only one on the l...