My husband and I started to buy rental property in 1991 in Michigan's Upper Peninsula - specifically,  Escanaba.   We moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin in 2004 and are thinking of retiring in the next few years.We are fin...

Has anyone got experience in using the cash advance as a downpayment, and repaying the loan from the cash flow?  Has this been effective?  What are some risks (aside from the high interest rate on repayment)?thanks !

I'm in the process of a remodel on a 4-plex from about 4 hours away.  I contacted a contractor and asked for a not to exceed number for each unit.  After much back and forth the foreman for the job gave me a number fo...

Hey everyone,I couldn't find any BP meetups in/near Madison Wisconsin. Who would be interested in meeting up in Madison? I am happy to organize if there are enough people interested. I was thinking maybe Wed December ...

Hi there,I am writing seeking advice on what to do in this in between time and whether I should buy a primary residence first or a rental property first. My husband and I plan to get into buy and hold properties and e...

Hello BP,I'm asking this question on behalf of a family member.  Family member + friends have signed a one year lease for a new construction home starting November 1.  They received a notice yesterday that the house h...

Have some funds in a self directed IRA already that I plan to purchase property with, let's call this IRA$. With personal cash - MY$. I intend to purchase property below market value, in cash (cash only auctions). Us...

So I'm ready to jump into this real estate stuff...I have my private financing acquired to get started but am trying to decide how to structure it all.Most of my private lenders would be fine with a handshake but I'd ...

I recently attended a class on advanced tax strategies for real estate investors. As we all know the standard "straight line" depreciation allowance from the IRS is a 27 year depreciation schedule on residential inves...

Hey hey...I have been looking at multiple rental property cost analysis tools (because I'm an enginerd). I have noticed most tools include a large majority of the same numbers (MV, taxes, rent, etc) but when it comes ...