I thought we'd kick off the Selling Real Estate forum with a basic question that anyone selling their home has to deal with:

Should you use an agent to sell your home, or save the commission and sell it yourself as a...

I just sold a house bought in the 80s in South Florida and now have 250k that I need to 1031 exchange into something else in 45 days from August 31st.
I know the markets are tumultuous and ever-changing at this momen...

Hey All,Wanted to touch base on a few topics that are not typically discussed in relation to components of a RE syndication deal and how this impacts things from the standpoint of the LP in relation to such factors as...

Hey BP,I need some help. I just closed on my first property at the beginning of this month. It's a duplex that I bought in a partnership with my parents. My parents put up the capital but have said they want no part i...

So was reading this little known book, "The Book on Managing Rental Properties" by this no name hack Brandon Turner... ;) And noticed in Chapter 4 it mentioned that military history is part of Washington's Fair Housin...

Hi all,I've heard that it's smart in an asset protection way if you setup a Revocable Living Trust to run your LLC if your LLC is a real estate investing company (i.e we flip houses). I don't know much about this conc...

You don’t have to read all below to weigh in as it is kind of a ramble, my core question is: what to use for decks in rentals comparing wood (redwood for example) and Trex or similar plastic decking. Trex is a recycl...

To the season mobile home investors, what are your legal exit strategy plans for 2014 and what methods and strategies are you eliminating from your business plan due to the new laws?

I want to ask the age-old question of whether or not it makes sense for me to get a license to sell real estate in Georgia.  As always, I think I know the answer, but thought I'd share specifics of my situation.  I ha...

Selling a house from my father's estate. According to city hall, the house is zoned for singly family, but it has been a duplex since my Dad bought in 1972. I have a very interested buyer and sale is hinging on thi...