Hi BP Community,  Seeking some strategies/advice on how I, as a buyer, could structure a purchase with a seller who has a duplex free and clear to help reduce the appreciation taxes on the sale. This is an older owne...

I am in the (good) situation in that one of our rental properties is in a very desirable and improving neighborhood.  It is an older house with a very basic interior compared to the recently rehabbed/new construction ...

Just wanted to get some feed back on what some of the experienced landlords thoughts are when first starting out. As a beginner with no properties the whole process from analyzing, buying, renting and maintaining seem...

Hello all;
I am new to this board and to REI. I am interested in being a buy and hold investor. I have a couple of questions I hope the experts here can help me with:

1. When I am looking at the properties on the ...

Hello All, My wife and I are new investors, currently living the DC area (military) but looking to invest in our college town of Lansing, MI (Anyone out there?)We've analyzed a handful of multifamily and a couple SFH ...

Good day all!I recently bought a 4-plex as my first investment property and am having some issues with the lender.The first issue was that the lender surprised me on the HUD by collecting 3 months advance taxes+insura...

In an effort to be as efficient as possible, I would like to start only using two types of paints for all of my units, one for common areas / bathrooms and the other for bedrooms. It'll just make maintenance so much e...

I am a new agent in Atlanta and I am looking for a brokerage to call home. I have talked to metro brokers and they offer a lot of incentives for new agents to help them get started and learn their way. I have also bee...

I'm trying to convert my Roth to a self directed to get out of the market... I've poked around a few online resources, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience? Any tips or recommendations on custodians? I'm in Flor...

Hey bigger pockets community, 
I’m having a bit of a dilemma. I have been searching for a quality tenant since January.
(If you do not want to read this entire post, please scroll down to my questions at the bottom...