As a person who has lived most of my life in metro Detroit, all I will say is be very, very careful. 

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

Some manufacturered companies treat it as personal property not real property.

@Michael Plaks comments in this recent post on making sure the person you hire understands real estate sounds really relevant to your situation.  

@Raif Jochim I personally like having my primary paid off.

Financial Highlights•Acquisition Price: $72,000•Renovation Costs: $35,600•Total Investment: $107,600•Funds: raised from personal savings and private lender How did you add value to the deal?

Absolutely, @Cynthia Lee happy to refer you to either of the Portland based attorneys I have experience working with.

I suspect the person who originally turned it into a fiveplex only applied for permits to make a fourplex and then did the 5th unit fly by night (perhaps at a later date) in order so the property would still be considered residential and allow for better financing possibilities.

Hi, my husband and I are new to real estate investing and have a property we are renting out to tenants. We recently put the house under an LLC but are not sure if the lease should reflect the LLC as the landlord or k...

There are quite a few solutions out there so that even the most tech challenged person can pay electronically.