Does anyone know the rules on taking out a loan as a vacation home vs an investment property? If youre going to rent it out but also use it? Is there a time frame you must spend there per year to have it be consider...

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-I have the opportunity to take a 40k loan @ a 0.75% rate (payments would start in 2014). Should I take it and pursue my real estate dreams?

-If not, how should I get started?

-If so, where do ...

My goal is to move out of my existing primary (my first and only home) and into a nice home and rent my old house.

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-I'm in Northern California, both my pr...

Hi BP Community,Before I dive into the details let me give you a brief background on myself as this will be my first time jumping into the real estate market. I've just been pre-approved for up to 600k to borrow to pu...

Hey BP - I'm a 28 year old living just outside of Denver. My short term goal is to buy a home for a personal residence. My long term is to build equity and an income portfolio through rental properties. With the Denve...

We own 1.41 acres with a 7,000 sq ft 2-story commercial building in Bentonville, AR about .2 miles from the new (under construction) Walmart Home Office Campus. Our listing with a realtor just expired and we're not re...

Hi All,  I was curious to compare notes with others as to what minimum cash on cash criteria they use to determine if a deal is doable, and what is one they would be really happy with.  It seems to be that if your obj...

BP! Hope all is well! I’m looking to invest out of state in Phoenix Area or Las Vegas. I’m currently in Cali. I want to see why you would prefer one state to the other. Vegas is a lot closer to me however I feel Phoen...

Hi Everyone!  I've been pouring over the forums, books and videos on here about investing in real estate and it has always been something I've been interested in but never knew how to get in until I found this site.  ...

I’ve read weddings can make 5-25k per wedding much more than any short term rental or traditional rental property. I’m simply renting out the property. Vendors such as florist, cake, tables, wedding planner is separat...