Hi! I write for Realtor.com and am looking to interview someone who used their 401K to buy either a home for themselves or an investment property. Is this you? If so, can I interview you for a story? Thanks! If you ha...

We are considering offering seller financing on some of our rehabs, as the market cools. How could we structure a note that is attractive to sell quickly and for the least amount of discount and little seasoning? What...

Hello all,I have some properties in metro detroit area that a friend is helping to manage but lately there have been more than usual amount of maintenance issues and I am looking for a handyman that's my "go-to guy" -...

I've recently had my accountant do my 2008 income taxes and I was surprised that he informed me that I could not take deductions for my real estate investment training that I purchased in 2008. A big one was the Rich...

I bought several properties this year and I'm trying to figure out how to get the highest depreciation deduction possible. I do my taxes myself and plan to continue to do so.

The value of the land, according to the ...

Hi BP, Me and my husband have been really thinking about all the different ways we could finance our first flip and its more and more looking like we will have to do a hard money lender or private lender. Every time I...

I apologize in advance for this being a long post. In short, I just bought my first property a couple months ago and am trying to figure out the optimal way to structure it as well as future rental properties with...

Hi BP,I have run into an issue and need some advice.  My current tenants are breaking their lease and leaving early, December 18th, horrible time to try to rent condo out even in Washington DC.  I told them that they ...

This pertains to Eastern North Carolina, I have a property that is NOT in a flood zone but I have considered getting flood insurance due to the severe weather here in the Summer months and heavy rain, however, the low...

Here's the story. We've had this cleaning person and this property for just about a year. She's done some shady things in the past. 1. I've caught her lying to me (told me a cabin was completely filthy and never let t...