Okay, this is a little gross and a little morbid, but this isn't my expertise. So, I am buying a house that has a large thick blood stain in the bedroom. The seller told me that the tenant had a massive heart attac...

My brother in law wants to use is self directed IRA to invest in our 506(b) private equity fund. His custodian, Equity Trust says that because I'm a 33% managing member of the fund, that I am a disqualified party.  T...

I received a call on Wednesday from the city that there was someone shot and killed in one of my units. I have been doing this for about 15 years and this is a first for me. Supposedly there was some type of disagre...

Hello Bigger Pockets!! Already so happy and grateful to be apart of this community. My name is Jordan Stenholm and real estate runs in my blood. I'm currently working in Commercial Real Estate for a large brokerage fi...

My SDIRA is buying a foreclosure.  Can I hire a corporation that my son works for to do remodel work on the property, my son would be involved in some of the work? Company owner says yes it is allowable, because it's ...

Alright since someone gave a negative of one movie, I have to give a huge positive for Rambo. Very, very awesome action film. It will be hard for some though as you must be able to handle scenes of extreme gore and ...

For me, 5.  3 were long term renters and 2 were short term.  I converted the vacant long terms into short terms.  5 out of 1800 people over the course of 8 years.  For you actuarians, are those numbers in line with th...

As 2011 winds down to its end - it is time to put down your goals and aspirations for 2012.

Right now it looks like we will probably hold steady with what we have and possibly pay down some of the loan balance. That...

One of my tenants' ex-girlfriends broke every window in the apartment.  I am trying to take her to small claims court, but in the meantime, the windows need fixed.  The total is only $137 over my deductible, so no use...

Ok investors....quick question. So I pulled a bunch of probate leads and found which had real estate in the estate and now I am getting ready to mail them. Do you just mail the property address of the real estate you'...