Hello Everyone!

I have not attempted (notice the wording used) a short sale in quite a while. I was wondering if you have noticed that the lenders are more willing to accept them now with all this mortgage mess goin...

I'm trying to save 1200 a month to invest on new properties. I'm having trouble making a detailed and in depth budget that I can study and stick to over time. Are there any tools you've found that help develop a budge...

Hello BP'ers,

I've located a multi-family property not too far from me that i'm interested in. My plan is to purchase FHA and occupy one of the units. This will be my first real estate purchase. My intent is to hold ...

I recently listed a rental and got an offer from someone to pay $250 more per month than what we listed for. I want to be ethical and legal, and haven’t found anything that states otherwise, but wanted to check with a...

Im considering a self directed IRA.  Does anyone have experience with them?  There are a fair number of rules and regulations, but I'd like to learn more if someone has real world experience.  Questions that come to m...

I have been reading through the forum posts on LLCs and I am still unclear on a few points.1- Should I use an LLC for my first property or wait untill I have a few and enough equity/cash flo to worry about? (That said...

Probably should have started this earlier. I’m a few weeks in, but I’ll split the post up so that it flows a bit better than a giant long read.Been getting all sorts of RE education through biggerpockets and my local ...

Hello,

I've been lurking/learning here for a little while.
LOVE this site and it's lovely helpful contributors!

I'm considering getting a Texas Real Estate License before I start REI.
I've been studying/investiga...

I own a condo in Silicon Valley worth about $300-325k. I owe $130k on the mortgage. I currently rent it out for $1650/mo and profit $250/mo. I now live in Austin, TX, and need to purchase a primary residence for my wi...

So after reading BP for quite a while and studying up on the various ways I could start investing, I finally took the plunge with my Roth IRA. Here’s how I got my start and how it’s elevating me to the next level and...