I make over 4% more by parking my money in a mortgage paydown rather than a savings account. 

I work full time as a parts receiver at an auto body shop and I work part time at Home Depot.

hello. i need some help with this. ok, my neighborhood i grew up in has had a complete makeover in the last decade. the side of the street wherre i used to live is the only section left with the original houses. my mother has lived in the house by herself last 6 years. the house burned down last year. now its just a open lot. houses in the neighborhood are going for 380k for houses 2000 sq ft. (29407). beautiful crime free area minutes from downtown Charleston and beaches. prime. my mother will sell the property to me for 50k. i found a builder that can build for 170k. so my understanding is that my mortgage would be 220k if im not mistaking. im trying to pay my mother through the mortgage. i need to know the best way to play this because there is going to be instant equity but i know there is a better way to do this. just not that educate yet. a better way to leverage it. shooting for 3 bdr 1.5 ba. thats what is was before the fire. built 1971, 1275 sq ft, appraised for 250k year before fire. need help. there are two houses in the neighborhood of our rental property that are not on the market yet. numbers on them look great. appreciation potential, equity, and great location. owners willing to work with me. i can really use this potential equity for these great opportunities. we have saved nearly 20k. need some help. wwyd???

Even though I didn't know sign language, we were able to communicate with body language easily after an hour.Rock on!

My current employer purchases narrow body aircraft and leases them to airlines throughout the world so many of the economic principles (prudent asset/liability management, active asset management and conservative cash flow management) and analytical metrics (margin/spread analysis, IRR, ROA, etc) translate well to the real estate industry.I’ve been reading books/blogs and listening to podcasts and 2 things have become evident to me: 1 – the more I learn the more I see how little I know and,2 – there is a myriad of ways to find, finance and exit a property.

Keep in mind the saying keep it simple stupid because I know I can make overly complicated when I look at multifamily / unit deals.

Post your screening criteria in the body of the listing.

If you do not believe in Science get a Thermometer and a PH meter and measure the PH of any body of water and its surface temperature.

So I am looking at a property, only issue is the child of an existing tenant has high lead levels in his/her system.  The city came in and said the current owner needs to replace all the lower unit windows (uppers pre...

They will put in a warm body just to get paid