Hi BP,I've set out a goal to purchase my first property before my current lease ends in April. I'm currently renting in Chicago and I'm looking buy a multifamily property in certain up and coming areas in inner city C...

Hello allI know this msg board has infinity wisdom but if i dig up the old posts on my question the answers might be different given the market has moved.Ive been mulling over the idea of buying some rentals in the pa...

I have been at another forum writing about "creative financing" at the Creative Financing Forum.Here is the intro:It is the spring and I thought I would give a primer on "creative financing" for the BP community.I wil...

Shelby County, Alabama kicked off the spring tax lien investing season with a bang on March 27, 2017.  The big investors bid down redemption income to an average of 6% but that's still a respectable return in today's ...

I have an opportunity to purchase a SFH for below market value in a good area with a lake view. I have a motivated seller (a relative of mine) in my network who is going to be ready to sell when I'm ready to buy. My i...

Hey Everyone, New Investor from beautiful San Francisco, CA.I am a transplant from the North East and loving the California lifestyle! Even if rents are completely obscene here in the city! A little about myself... ...

Greetings BP'ers...As part of a 1031 exchange, I have purchased a handful of short term rental properties in the last few mos.  I have about 1 week left on my initial 45 day period to put properties under contract to ...

Hello Everyone,I'm a fairly new real estate agent in the Bay Area, CA. My brokerage recently had a quick presentation on how having an interest rate buydown vs. a sales price reduction could be beneficial to both sell...

HiI bought two properties this year and sold them for a profit. It is my understanding the profit from those flips will be treated as active income and subject to self employment tax. However I didn't even lift a fing...

I found a seller that owns a 20,000 sq ft. office building with no mortgage that is interested in carrying the note for me. The building has a gross cash flow of $68,000 as it sits now, with a gross potential of $160,...