Hello BP world,So happy that I found this forum after reading " The book on Investing in Real Estate with Low (and No) money down". I'm super new to investing, so I am deep into my learning phase right now. I read " R...

Hi, I’m having difficulty finding a company to lend on vacant land in California. The property is undeveloped, and I’m in need of a loan to proceed. Could you advise where investors typically secure financing for simi...

Hi everyone! I am looking at purchasing a vacation rental in Costa Rica and I have a couple of questions in regards to that.  Firstly, does anyone have an international lender that they would recommend?  Secondly, doe...

I own my home outright. It was gifted to me over a year ago. I am planning on selling it within the next few months . I plan on using some the money from the sale as a down payment on a multi family that I will live i...

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Im looking to get started in real estate. I've been doing some research into it over the last few months and decided that within the next year I want to have my first property purchased. Looking more towards ...

Hello All,I just got back my K1 from the accountant on a property that I purchased in 3/2013, rented out and then sold in 6/2014.  The K1 has all of the profit listed on line 1 as ordinary business income and does not...

Hi BPers,I am new to the forum and have an investment I would like help analyzing.I have $150k and am deciding between buying and living in a multi family house or buying a single family house and investing the differ...

I want to start off by saying I'm a newbie in real estate investing. The past few monthsI've been listening to podcasts, reading books, and evaluating properties by working with couple of real estate agents in my area...

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My elderly father owns a home in an affluent part of Northern California. He purchased it in 1982, so it has a low basis (and tons of deferred maintenance). He'd like to fully retire and sell it and then to...

I realize that getting a mortgage as a brand new self employed person will be tough. I started my businesses this summer and I also just found a sweet deal in Oakland which is so hot right now.I have good credit and a...