Hello BP community,After doing research on real estate investments for quiet sometime, I came to the conclusion that I want to get my feet wet in real estate by investing as a passive investor via a syndication deal s...

New to this group, thought I'd post my current situation and see if others have opinions on it...  My wife and I bought our first "starter" home in San Francisco (Eureka Valley - in between Castro and Noe Valley) 4 ye...

I've been reading a ton, listening to podcasts etc., but I'm still freezing up when it comes to making a decision on where to invest. My expectation is not to become rich quick or hit a homerun with my first venture i...

Hi all,I own a townhouse in Bellingham, MA that I have rented for the past four years.  Our tenants lease came up at the end of December and we are now under contract to sell at the end of January.  The tenants left t...

I need advice!! On Aug 3, I removed all contingencies because my loan officer said that everything checked out on the appraisal he received from the VA. He wasn't allowed to show the appraisal until the VA "cleared" i...

Hi BP members, am hoping the brilliant minds here can help me out once again. I did a search in the forum on bookkeeping and only three questions came up on bookkeeping none of which got a reply so here goes the fourt...

I just wanted to open up this discussion and see how everyone feels in the Anchorage, AK community of Real Estate here on BP.It seems to me that a lot of people in the lower 48 feel a shift coming in the RE economy. P...

I have been with both a small boutique brokerage which had unbelievable commission splits, and with large brand name ones with bad commission splits.  Which do you prefer?I actually prefer the large brand name even th...

Hi, for the experts who are investing for appreciation, will you invest in a negative cash flow property if the appreciation is almost certain? The property I am thinking about is a ~1.3M purchase, no rehab necessary,...

The consensus seems to be that a WD is better than using a quitclaim. Is this something I need to pay an attorney to do or is it fairly straightforward and something I could do on my own to save money?