Practical guides on finding deals, finding buyers, and closing your first wholesale assignment.
A real estate exit strategy is your plan for getting your money and profit back out of a property. Here is how to choose between wholesaling, flipping, BRRRR, rentals, seller financing and 1031 exchanges, with a worked example and the tax rules for each.
An escrow holdback is money withheld at closing until repairs or another condition are completed after the sale. Here is how lender, seller, rehab, possession and lien holdbacks work for investors, with two worked examples.
A sale leaseback lets an owner sell a property and lease it back, taking the cash while staying in place. Here is how residential deals are structured, the legal lines to respect, and when a leaseback is the wrong tool.
Buying a house with asbestos is usually a manageable cost, not a deal-killer, if you know what contains it, whether your rehab will disturb it, and what abatement will cost before you set your price.
Rental property depreciation lets you deduct the cost of a residential rental building over 27.5 years, never the land. Here is how to calculate it, how the first year works, and what happens when you sell.
An acceleration clause lets a lender demand the entire remaining loan balance when the borrower defaults or transfers the property without consent. Here is how it works, how borrowers reverse it, and what it means for investor deals.
The Indiana foreclosure process is judicial: a court case, a three-month minimum before the sheriff’s sale for most mortgages, and no redemption after the sale. Here is each stage and how investors plan around it.
The Wisconsin foreclosure process is judicial: a court case, a redemption period that depends on when the mortgage was signed, and a court-confirmed sheriff’s sale. Here is each stage and how investors plan around it.
An IRS lien on a house is the federal government’s claim against an owner’s real estate for unpaid taxes. Here is how it ranks, what happens at foreclosure, and how a sale still closes.
Capital gains tax on investment property is the tax you owe on the profit when you sell real estate held for investment. Here are the 2026 rates, a worked rental sale, and the rules for flippers and wholesalers.