Southern California home sales crash - Corelogic (Nothing to see here, move along) ;-)Are we at the tipping Point . . . ????"Southern California home sales hit the brakes in June, falling to the lowest reading for th...
One of most prolific and powerful tools of “creative” finance in real estate is the lease-option, but this tool represents only the proverbial tip of the iceberg when it comes to the most powerful breed of derivatives...
I am in a bit of a pickle; I am deciding how to achieve my goal of owning buy and hold real estate. My current job doesn't bring in a lot of money and I am trying to figure out if I should just go to college and get a...
In a state with no income tax, I'm getting killed by property taxes of 7K a year for each property. Some would be 10K if I had not sold those year ago.
I'm considering leaving this state, it's a dumpster fire, crimin...
We’ve just passed the one year ownership mark, so I wanted to use this milestone occasion to update the BP community on our progress with the 18-unit package of condos that we purchased from a retiring landlord.First,...
When combining section 121 gain and 1031 exchange, can you take out the section 121 gain or does it have to be included in the cost of the replacement property?For example, relinquished property is sold for $800K with...
Hello Bigger PocketsA little over a year ago I started my real estate investment journey. I started to consciously save/invest my money as I prepared myself to make my first investment in real estate. I studied, read,...
I've been reading through the deal analysis board and feel like I've come half way decent at deciding if a property makes sense. What I can't figure out is why so many properties in my market aren't selling. One thi...
On the outside D type properties look like steals, but with the potential crime, turnover rate and bad tenant pools is there really good money to make? Or is it better to go for B type areas that won't cash flow as we...
I just received notice from my realtor that my buyers from my first flip in Burien, Washington (SW Seattle area) pulled out of the contract because it failed inspection.Two reasons:- Roof needs to be completely remove...