I own a couple of empty lake lots in my self-directed Roth IRA. Am I allowed to mow the lawn on them? Or maybe doing a little removing of brush by hand? Thank you, Bruce

Hey Everyone,I am looking to purchase my first investment property in DC and possibly occupy one of the units while working in the city. My income and reserves are large enough to support a $1.5M property with a stand...

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Please kindly offer your advice on this property deal. This would be my first commercial apartment building. Its an out of state property in Columbus, Ohio. 12 unit - 2 bed / 1 bath apartme...

Hey BP!My name is Mark and I'm new to BP. I'm a Financial Planner from Vancouver, BC, and so while I'm new to the real estate game, I have a solid understanding of investments and finance. Looking to build out a long-...

Hi All,I have had this property manager on a new property for the past 5 months, and since the beginning, I've suspected that I am getting charged well over market prices for repairs. The units were not in great shape...

In the summer of 2022 I recently, completely renovated a 3/2 house that was a long time LTR and began listing it as a MTR.  The property is practically all new and is located near North Austin.  I have a PM that had l...

Hello, I currently have 3 questions to ask. When starting out as a new real estate investor do you absolutely need reserves? I was talking with a local investor and he was explaining how I need about 20k in reserves o...

I recently put an office building under contract at a good price.   The plan was to convert it from an office building to a 4 unit apartment building.  It had plenty of parking and the building was in decent shape.  D...

With RadioShack intending to close 1100 stores, I began to wonder about the leaseholders on the affected property. In my residential real estate business, I am allowed by law to withhold a "reasonable" amount from ...

I've been renting in Austin, Texas for the last year because I can't really afford to buy here. My current rent is about $1,350 and I found a condo listed at 215k, which I think I could get at 200k. That would put my ...