I think I might be blowing my own mind right now..."conventional" wisdom says max out your 401k contribution to lower your tax burden. 2013 was a good year for my 401k balance as the stock market was red hot (i have a...

Hi all,I have a situation where a tenant of 3 months has not paid his November rent.  Our property manager has called, emailed, and shown up at the door trying to hunt him down to get an answer but got no response. A ...

I have recently graduated college and thanks to to all of the great people on here I am convinced real estate is the answer to a better life for me, meaning I could live comfortably from rental income when I have arou...

When I get involved in a business - Im very passionate and dedicated. My expectations are high. I really want to find someone who works as hard as I do. Im concerned that Ive set the bar too high.  I know they have o...

I'm trying to find out how to tell if a realtor is good. There are so many of them out there. How do I find a good one? Are there questions to ask in an interview or something?

Hi kind BP folks,So I'm in the learning phase. I pretty much get through 2 podcasts a day, spend 30-60 minutes daily on BP plus even more on outside sites just getting comfortable with the world of REI, researching wh...

The financial partner I'm working with may not be able to put up this much capital, but a wholesaler I've been working with sent me this deal this morning to take a look at. I've looked at the numbers thousand times a...

Hate to ask same old questions others ask. However, I've read multiple articles on 1031 basics through Googling, but have failed to find answer to some specifics. I'm in CA by the way. I don't expect answers to all, b...

I have a opportunity to purchase one HOA deed at 25 cents on dollar. I can rent it out and negotiate with bank for clear title in the meantime. My cost is 35k for a nice condo, A property in B+++ hood worth 132k. Anyo...

How do you guys usually go about making sure your lender doesn't have a problem with you transferring a property into an LLC or other entity? From what I understand this usually is never really a problem but is there ...