The book Rich Dad Poor Dad is frequently sited by people as being a great book for real estate investors and I have no idea why.  I read the book and I found it to be poorly written, incredibly repetitive, lacking any...

I came across a funny article this morning.Your SEC Investor Advocate--who is supposed to advocate on behalf of investors--doesnt seem to think that non-accredited investors want to invest in private offerings, and th...

The business plan is more important than the numbers, this is my experience.

Here is why I feel the business plan is more important. A property may have stellar numbers. Yet, if the target market is not there, now wh...

Hi BP, 
I've heard different answers about 1031s so I'd love some clarification: (using simple numbers and assuming I hold for 2 years, leaving out depreciation and selling costs, and making the differences in purcha...

Somehow, in this market, my wife and I were able to acquire a property in Cottonwood Heights Utah. That's a really great story there too, I think, but possibly for another thread. This property has the following detai...

Hey all, I know there have been a lot of changes in the market in the last 4 years since J Scott revised his book Estimating Rehab Costs. I'm jumping back into real estate looking to secure my first deal - my weakest ...

Hi there all, just curious. I've been studying here on the site for a few months, and am brand new to real estate. I'm loving the learning aspect of it, and am still trying to build up the basic concepts in my head. I...

I know this has been spoken about before but I am currently working on building tiny home developments, like multifamilies using tiny homes throughout the country and was wondering if anybody else is doing the same or...

Below I am going to share my thoughts on both the California (San Diego) SFR and MF markets which both have different dynamics at play that investors look at.  No one has a crystal ball and mine is no better.  Best th...

I am curious what tax strategies people are planning to use to avoid the $10,000 cap on deducting property tax on a primary residence.Has anyone considered quitclaiming a primary into an LLC and then renting that prop...