Hi,as far i was aware this whole time when you owner occupy your duplex one side and rent the other for 2yrs and you sell it within 5yr period there is no capitol gains tax. Is that statement true? I'm getting a lot o...

We've owned our rentals (built from the ground up) for almost 2 years now and the time as come to eviction someone.  Not happy... I really like this tenant and have no other issues whatsoever.  They are pleasant, pay ...

Hi,
I’m looking at a 4 unit deal in the Chicago area. I’d appreciate thoughts on whether you think it’s worthwhile.
This is my first buy and hold. I’d like to scale at a moderate pace. 
I have a decent job, so I’m ...

Hi Everyone,
I have been Listening to podcasts and watching YouTube videos on real estate for over two months now, my wife says that I am obsessed and I can do nothing but think about real estate. I have been lookin...

Hello BP folks, I am an event producer turned construction management student that got into the BP podcast during monotonous shifts of painting, sanding, etc., at my previous job. You can only listen to a good music p...

I'm running some calculations on a duplex that I'm looking at, and things don't seem to be adding up.  This is my first real estate venture, so I want to pose the question to the community for advice.The duplex is in ...

Dear BPers,Our third project has been on the market for 70+ days and hasn't sold. DC is a pretty hot market so this is a bad sign. (...Don't want to get into a discussion of that deal on this post though.)As a result,...

I've read posts on this forum that RealtyTrac is not accurate. How about Foreclosure Radar? My title company can no longer give out lists of NODs or NOTs according to law. Any other suggestions on accurate services to...

I am very new to the real estate world, but I have been consuming anything and every bit of content I can get my hands on. At this point, with a pretty good awareness of my (tiny) local market, I know with certainty t...

A few months ago I was given pre-approval to be a home "much more expensive than the one I was looking at" according to the lender.So I made an offer on a house and did all the inspections and was close to closing whe...