So I've been sitting on $45k of cash in my Roth for some time now, and I can no longer make contributions due to IRS limitations.  I'm wary of sticking it into the stock market like I did since I graduated college in ...

Thanks mostly to the information and motivation stemming from this forum, I have purchased a rental house in Central Florida and am under contract for two additional homes. I will look to be adding more homes in Flor...

I'm new to landlording so please bear with me.

I'm closing on a condo in the next month and I'm not sure if I should collect last month's payment or a security deposit. The condo is in a low income area so I don't...

This topic is just in regard to California residents with properties *outside* of California. Assume a California resident sets up an out-of-state trust, which in turn is the only member (and manager) of an out-of-sta...

Morning all, I am meeting with a realtor for the first time tomorrow. I dont have a clear picture of what I am going to do yet, but I want to be (or at least sound) educated and knowledgeable. I'm a little nervous, bu...

Hello BP!I tried searching on the forum for someone in a similar situation, but I didn't find much. My life story starts when I got a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA in Finance so I would have a resume tha...

Hello all! I currently have a goal to acquire a 4-unit apartment building using a first homeowners loan to build passive income. My long-term goal is to expand and obtain larger apartment buildings and create good inc...

Has anyone here used DoHardMoney.com as a hard money lender? They're listed in the directory here on BP but I wanted to see if anyone who has used them could share their experiences with them. Thanks!

Situation: I've got this deal I'm working on where a shortsale was initiated by the current owner. The sales price ($37,000) was approved by the lender and we made an offer for $35,000 that was accepted. I got the...

Good evening,I put out a few bandit signs in my local area recently and received a few phone calls. So, long story short I received a phone call from someone who wanted to sell a house they were tired of dealing with....