Hello, 
I am making an offer on my future mother in-law's home and seeing as it will be my first time buying a property I could really use some advice. It is an off market deal and I would like to proceed with out an...

I'm wondering about an asset protection strategy that just occurred to me, but that seems a little too easy. What am I missing? I'm about to purchase a model home and lease it back to the builder (I'm a seasoned real ...

I've read that it's best to use a local lender if investing out of state, however if I am looking to invest in several different states, is it best to get pre-approval from a nationwide bank so that I can make an offe...

I just recently opened a self directed IRA and have not purchased anything yet but I have been looking. I was wondering if I purchased a place and did the repairs myself can I pay myself like a contractor or would ...

I hold a note(deed of trust), within my SD-RA, that is due at the end of January 2013.
The debtor, a Real estate investor LLC, states that they can not repay the note because they have not sold the house and that they...

I'm Dave. Nice to be here. I learned of BP through the podcast, am happily catching up through the years' worth of episodes. I'm in my 30s and am a journalist by day.The rental and residential home markets in DFW have...

I'm interested in feedback on which option to pursue. I have enough cash to either:

Purchase another SFR - or
Improve an existing SFR.

I've run the numbers for both and given my capital ($30k), i...

I need to do an owner finance, asap, have not done one before, what do I need to make sure i don't overlook?? I am in NC and my double wide is in TN, my brother is currently renting from me, 3 yrs, but he is intere...

Can an LLC co-sign on a mortgage loan? I have clients who want to purchase an investment property together. One partner is in a good financial position. The other partner has cash, but his ratios are terrible becau...

BiggerPockets has way more traffic here in the forums than in the member blogs. Dennis Fassett has a gem of an entry on property management of SFRs with lively discussion in the comment section.

http://www.biggerpoc...