I am considering rolling over my old 401k into a Self-Directed IRA to potentially use those funds to purchase my first rental property. Can anyone help explain any pros/cons with this and let me know if this is actual...

Hello BP, I have been a member of BP for several years but up until now primarily utilized the handy search function to find desired information contained in the large forum discussions.   Thanks to bigger pockets for...

Looking for advice on how to maximize tax benefits on an upcoming conversion of my primary home to a long term rental (temporarily). I'll be moving for work on an international relocation in 1 year, and plan to keep m...

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I usually go by Fox which is my actual last name. I'm not quite a newbie real estate investor as I have owned a building that I later sold -- hated being a landlord. Did a rehab with a couple o...

Hi guys I  have an opportunity of getting into the real estate. We have a deal with an investor that we find the deals for him,over see the project and make sure that it's ready to flip asap. We are all cash. Was wond...

A storage unit I looked at recently had one roll up door to access 8 small 5 x 5 units. This seems like a security issue to me, am I to paranoid?

Hi! We bought our primary residence in Orlando FL in 2006 for $260,000. This year we are buying a new home and looking at potential to convert our current home to rental property. Would we be eligible to get tax break...

I have been a real estate investor for about 8 yrs and i just wanted to branch to a different kind of investing....Non-performing notes/debt.Can anyone give me some pointers?

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Brand new to the forum...what a great resource!

I'm from southern CA and just got transferred to Houston, TX. I don't want to sell our primary residence; we would like to keep it as a rental and buy a home i...

Having a difficult time obtaining a list in New jersey.  Any ideas ?