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 ...

Hey everyone, I've been on this site countless times and have come across great information so I have finally joined up. As I mention in my "about me" section I'm new to real estate but had done quite a bit of researc...

I just checked all my properties against the latest FEMA flood maps here:https://msc.fema.gov/portalNow sometimes your county may also have a layer of this in their GIS system.In any case I noticed three of my propert...

Hey everyone! Just wanted to throw a shoutout to the community and thank everyone for helping us reach our 11th birthday today!That's right, BiggerPockets was founded 11 years ago today, and the 11th year was an explo...

I finally have my first flip property under contract closing later this week!! It's been four months since I officially started looking and after many tours and offers the hard work begins!! I have hired a GC to help ...

I found a great looking property to house hack in Tempe, AZ. It's a turn key 4plex walking distance from a major University (ASU) and definitely a nice place for me and my wife and toddler to live in. The only problem...

Is it good idea to use funds from 401K to buy a cash flowing SFR? I have about 105k in 401k. Minimum payment will come out of my biweekly paycheck to pay off the borrowed money. What are the pros/cons of doing this? ...

I'm about to get my real estate license. However, I am aware that every transaction has to be under a broker. So that means that I can't wholesale unless the broker knows. I was wondering if there is a way that I can ...

So I'm about to graduate UofU in mining engineering in roughly a year. Upon graduation and saving up, I think it would be smart to invest in a fourplex, living in one of the units. I don't have much of a credit score,...

Do you account for tax when you analyze a deal?