Hi first post, love these forums! Buying a home in Idaho, primary residence for my family. Looking to spend 300k, and hoping not to put 20% down, would like to go 10% or less if possible. However I'm being told I won'...

Hey everybody.  I'm new to BP and REI.  My wife and I are close to making an offer on our investment property and I'm working on the pre-approval process.  We would love to expand our portfolio in the future and own m...

The last 2 homes I have bought and put up for rent on Zillow/Trulia have had overwhelming response, like 10-20 showings scheduled on the first day, and then over half of them applying. I feel like my market resear...

I have a mortgage on a property recently purchased in VA.  When mortgage was sold, the new servicer strangely paid out of my escrow account both my VA real estate tax on that property and paid MD real estate tax on a ...

I understand the process in finding hard money lenders and leveraging this strategy when the right time comes up, however, what I do not clearly understand is how to transfer away from hard money into a (let's say) tr...

Hi. My husband and I have spent the past three years "feeling out" the real estate investment game and are ready to get more serious. We have purchased three different properties in three years - all in different mark...

Newbie from Louisville, KYHi there.  I'm 41 and my wife and I live in Louisville, Kentucky a rather hot RE market, where inventory is at 10+ year lows, and property # of sales are at all-time highs.  This inflates the...

Hey BP Family!I'm looking for some guidance on initiating a 1031 Exchange. I purchased a SFH in NC under my LLC. I'd like to sell it and use the funds towards a vacation home in Northern California (the property has a...

I've been renting out a single family residence in San Bernardino county California for approx 8 years, and have been relying on insurance as my sole protection.I wanted to level up my asset protection game by creatin...

I have a tenant that approached me about renting to own my property. I was forced to foreclose and wound up with the property and the tenants.  What should the tenant pay for in addition to the monthly rent if they do...