Have been going throught TIMI for a few properties. Is there an accurate way to know what property taxes will be if there will be a substantial increase in property value at purchase price? Is it safe to use comparabl...

Hello investors!My name is Sophie and I'm a complete newbie but someone who has been really interested in real estate for many years now. I've been a stay-at-home mom for many years but before that was in corporate ma...

We’ve all seen some behemoth corporations go down in the past decade, from the retail giants like Circuit City all the way to firms like Bear Stearns in the financial crisis. It’s a tough fate for a company regardl...

Hello fellow BP'ers,

First let me say that I am a frequent reader of BP blog posts, and through those posts, I have been steered more toward multifamily properties lately.  I used to think that I wanted single fami...

Hello BP. How does one become a hard money lender? What pros and cons are there for the lender. Also what amount of money is a substantial amount to be considered a private lender. Any information would be great. Than...

Anyone familiar with the SHST (Safe Harbor for Small Taxpayers) - any insight here would be very much appreciated. Thank you!!1) I understand the safe harbor to be the lessor of $10k or 2% of the unadjusted basis of t...

I recently decided to replace many of my windows in one of my multi-unit properties and I went with the contractor's loan company (AquaFinance) to pay for the windows. All in all, I spent 12k on the windows with a 9% ...

Hi Everyone,This probably seems silly to ask, but I am still curious about it. Do you budget things such as new light bulbs, faucets, toilet flappers and water filters in the fridge as capital expenditures? Or do you ...

I am planning to 1031 Exchange a small retail commercial building here in Western Washington this year, and am interested in exploring a construction exchange on the back end to build a new SFR or Duplex rental with t...