Hey Columbus investors,Checking Zillow lately and comparing results against a less-heavily-invested-in city (Cleveland), I seem to be seeing a pattern of an overbought and cooling-off real estate market here.  Even th...

I wanted to see if anyone has been able to (legally) avoid paying self employment taxes on the profit from their flips. I met with an accountant and he said I would have to pay a 15% tax for self employment - essentia...

Hello once again BP Community! I have been diligently reading, studying, and beginning to practice analyzing cash flows of properties within Chicago and some Chi suburban areas.While I try to use whatever tools I have...

I don't think I know the answer to this question. SOmeone help me out: if you assume that you can raise rents 3% a year on your projection, should you be assuming that a) you will see 1-10% increases in insurance, ...

Hey BP, So I'm looking into how to lend on deals and fund my own deals with my IRA.  Currently my IRA is under JP Morgan.  I called them and asked the naive question of how can I fund real estate investments using my ...

Im looking for new ways to get some leads on potential rehabs and I took to the county records to see what properties one of the more successful Rehabbers in my area does for sniffing out good leads. Well I looked at...

Hey bigger pockets! I wanted to reach out for some advice on finding the best insurance rates for multi family housing. Currently I am under contract purchasing a four unit apartment building in Kentucky and my usual...

Having a hell of a time with the Detroit rentals.  I've been trying to evict a tenant for 5 months! I've never seen a city offer free legal aid attorneys at the court house and allow tenants to delay proceedings if th...

Hey BP - I'm looking for some advice on potential tenants I am screening. I have a couple applying. They are not married.One of them meets all income and credit requirments having a 729 credit score. So by themself...

I sold my last single-family house in my portfolio recently. I can proudly say I have never lost money in real estate. On some deals, I profited and on some, I broke even. The funny thing is I learned more from those...