Hi All -It looks like I will soon be laid off from my J.O.B., which isn't a bad thing. For the past two years, I have been investing in rental properties. I have one four-plex and my boyfriend and I have invested in t...

When making an offer on an off market property, as a licensed Realtor, do I have to give a fair offer? I understand I have to disclose my license. (IN TEXAS)

Hey guys! Super happy to report: the loan on my first duplex just funded and I'm expecting to pick up the keys tomorrow evening. Paid $700,000 for a duplex: 3 bed/1 bath upstairs and 1 bed/1 bath downstairs in the Nor...

We accountants are regularly approached by investors who are unhappy with their current CPAs being too slow to finish the work, too difficult to get hold of, too unreliable, too something else... So I decided to open ...

My husband and I recently bought our first house to rent, it was a big step taken after much research and thanks in part to what I have learned from BP!I've been marketing it for several weeks (posting a few times a d...

It’s crazy to me how many potential tenants have aggressive breed dogs. I would estimate that a good 25% of the people that contact me any given month about a property have a Pitbull or multiple. They are shocked wh...

My question is regarding passive real estate losses. I am a real agent and investor, therefore I am considered a "real estate professional" for tax purposes. With that being said, my accountant has always allowed ...