For an investment property to qualify for a 1031 exchange, is there an established minimum that you have to have a tenant in the house before you sell the home and exchange for the next investment property? For instan...

Hello BP community!I have been in R.E. since 2009, but commercial is out of my realm. My family's auto body shop closed down roughly 1.5 years ago. We've been trying to sell on our own the last 6 months. We have a Lea...

Hi, I was wondering whether anyone has had any success finding properties yielding the 1% rule in Southern Ontario? Toronto is out of the question and I have had difficulty finding places even in Kingston, Ontario. In...

Well,  the market for rentals and sales in San Diego has being hectic for the last few months, the lack of inventory is creating an increase in prices.Now in regards the rental market, with the obligation for the land...

Hello again biggerpockets community!From my last posts, I have had a change of plans. I first wanted to invest before I graduated college, or maybe got an owner occupied property out of college after I have worked at ...

Hello - new to the site, but have been lurking for a year or so.I am the owner of a corporation that holds a somewhat sizable commercial office property which has been within the family for more than 6 decades. Histor...

I'm looking at different buildings right now and was told by a reliable source that, if I buy the building, I get the owner's cash reserves.  That doesn't sound right to me.  I know I get the tenant's security deposit...

Hello,I have an unmetered rental property in Chicago and my water bill is ridiculous. The city has put a freeze (pardon the pun) on water meter installations while they "investigate" problems with old/lead pipes. Mean...

I am looking for some down payment seed money to expand my real estate rental property holdings.  I currently only have 2 rental properties (I have had a total of 5 over the last 12 years so I am small time, but somew...

I am currently working on a lease for  a new tenant in Buffalo, NY. The lease is month to month, but I would like to include that during the winter months they can not leave, as it is always harder to find new tenants...