My wife, Monalisa and I just celebrated our 24th anniversary. She is my soul mate and I could never have found a better person to spend my life with. We have truly loved and respected each other all these years and ar...

How do I go about getting a house under contract?

The economy is awful, job losses are at historic levels, and there is a huge opportunity to make money from this mess.

Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different re...

Hello BP, my name is Matt. In the past five years my interest in real estate, especially in the Brooklyn/New York City area, has grown rapidly.  In 2010 my wife and I bought a two family home in Brooklyn and lived in ...

Hey there! Cross post as I didn't get any traction in the Creative Financing forum. I recently renovated a house (where I am trustee) that is free and clear here in CA. We plan to rent it out soon. Is it realistic to ...

Has anyone ever bought property out of state and used a local contractor to estimate the cost of repairs and actually done the work without you being present? I'm working with a local realtor on a tax deed property...

Good afternoon, I was hoping to get some advice on good areas in Dallas or Houston for multifamily buy and hold properties. I am doing my own research as well, but thought it would be beneficial to also have some feed...

Hi BP!I've long considered using the 72(t) SEPP or Roth IRA conversion ladder strategy to access IRA retirement funds early. Does anyone know if a self-directed IRA would still qualify for those distribution strategie...

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I made an offer on a REO with 20% down and the rest is being financed. I was told that no inspection would be possible after accepted offer. My loan officer qualified me for a renovation loan to fix whatever...

I went and looked at a 4plex this weekend, the owner happened to be there doing some work on the property so we got to talking with him which was awesome, he has owned and managed the place himself for 13 years. One t...