As first time investor how does one conduct effective due diligence and cover ones basis?. What material should be asked or checked and verified?.

I bought a condo for personal residence 5 years ago.  It has dropped in value as most have seen in that time.  My wife and I are now looking to buy a larger home.  We are able to qualify for both mortgages, so we are ...

Hi! I was driving for dollars today in a neighborhood in the Bay Area that is pretty expensive and well kept so when I saw the shape this property was in, I was shocked. I did some research and found that a man in his...

I found a property that is 100% vacant. It has over grown grass/weeds and I spoke to two neighbors who confirmed it's vacant.Also, it was on the list of Dilapidated Properties that I received from Code Enforcement, bu...

Hi there,I'm new here and am learning a lot from the podcasts and reading through the forums.  I live/own in Seattle and have 1 multi-family rental property (with a business partner) in Tacoma and a short-term rental/...

 I am looking to become a private lender and have heard about setting up a self directed IRA so that the interest can go back to the IRA and grow tax free, but....What about the set up fee, which I understand can be $...

Hello all, I'm curious to hear everyone's opinions on investing in medium-sized markets.  I'm not sure if there's an official designation, but I would consider medium-sized to be a greater metro area population of abo...

Hey BP Family! I recently started digging into farm leases. I learned that you can take depreciation on land leased as a farm and that in some cases, this is typically a very low touch point method of investing. There...

Hey BPs!I live in Brasilia, capital of Brazil. I work in the real estate business in Brazil, commercial and logistics. I started to study the American market about two years ago now I'm ready to take the next step.I p...

Hello!I am not a real estate professional but I recently learned that I can still use tax deductions generated from an STR to offset my taxable W2 income by showing material participation in the STR. The issue is that...