Hi all, I'm in Grand Rapids, Michigan and I'm looking for someone I can pay to sit down with, show them everything I have to work with and look for ways I can continue to grow. I have a couple of properties, substanti...

I have publicly traded stock which I'd like to sell without getting hammered on taxes.Is there anything equivalent to a 1031 exchange which would allow me to roll-over capital gains from the stock sale directly into a...

I am currently near the end of escrow for a triplex in Fresno, CA (Oleander Ave and Trinity St). The plan is to fix it up, live in one of the units, and rent out the other two. Through inspections, I found that it nee...

We are going to build a personal home.  We have a lot of equity spread out over 13 of rental properties, and we don't qualify for a home mortgage to be sold on the secondary market due to so much self-employment incom...

Howdy!  Been lurking here for a while to pick up some data/observations on different markets.  In the process of selling a commercial property here in Austin and looking for replacement property.  (Austin has become a...

Assigning a Contract to a new buyer can be one of the easiest ways to make a quick profit on a house that you can get below value and flip to an end buyer. But.... the biggest problem with this is that everyone could ...

For the most part I'm venting here, but I'd love to know how many of you who are years into this and running a successful REI business for your selves, A) at the beginning felt like throwing your hands into the air, a...

I have found a motivated seller, (he is moving to Florida and really wants to tie things up. Houses have been on MLS for 384 days) They are in a decent neighborhood and 4 out of 5 units have been updated. The 5th u...

Hey BP community,I'm currently in the planning stages of rehabbing one of my units. I've never undergone a complete rehab before so I wanted to get some input from those of you with experience. To paint an accurate pi...

Just got the audiobook. Very educational! It sounds hard to believe but makes me want to think twice about how I approach real estate.  Some catches that I noticed were:1) Get your real estate license so that you coul...