I know a couple of older (70's and 80's) couples who had their wills updated and their attorney switched to trust and charged one $6k and another $10k. That sounds excessive to me.The last older couple I knew had a pr...

I have recently learned about turnkey properties. It sounds like it would be appealing to investors who may have a hard time finding properties that cash flow in their local area. Has anyone had any experience with...

I was on my way to check out a neighborhood for a potential property and I happened to see all of the new development in the Sharpstown area surrounding Houston Baptist University. On top of the new commercial develop...

I was just reading another interesting discussion about cash flow vs. appreciation and the Midwest vs. the West coast and I want to make a case for a balanced approach, and I think my backyard -  Milwaukee - is a perf...

Hi guysI am planning to buy my first property soon. I am thinking a duplex. Maybe with tenants already in place. I am feeling overwhelmed and have many questions. But at this point I am going to reduce it to 2 questio...

Hey BP,I don't normally don't post but have decided I am going to start a log of my husband and I venture into building a New construction Spec House. I am still working on my last flip and hope to be done with that s...

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Several weeks ago, I posted some questions about what I suspected was an un-informed group offering IRA advice. As I suspected the advice was bad, as indicated by the answers I got here, my accountant, an...

Hello everyone,Now that is tax season, I have a question related to this topic.I bought a fourplex via FHA loan and I currently live in one unit, I have been fixing and updating all units so I could rent them out whic...

We recently received a call from our direct mail campaign.  Seller is motivated and owns the property free and clear.  The property is 3/2 1500sqft. home in a A-B class area built in 1972.  The property is worth 170-1...

Tenants who moved in with a 12-month lease in April sent an email today saying a parent is buying them a house, it happened quickly, and they will be moving out September 1, only 4 months into the lease.  They've been...