I was wondering if it would be wise (or stupid) to purchase a home with little down (5% or 10%), live in it for 12 months (avoid mortgage fraud) and then rent it out while living in a cheap mother in law apartment. 

I am shopping for a new pm and wonder if you would DM me the company so I can avoid. 

I manage my own property with my wife.  We have the excellent problem of lots of interested in our soon to be vacant unit.   We use cozy.co and advertised in multiple places.  To save time we set one showing up in a f...

I avoid high tension power line routes and toxic waste dumps areas and industrial areas and light manufacturing areas and main highways.

Whatever it takes to avoid more debt.

I should be paying you guys for helping me avoid these pitfalls but I appreciate the free advice. 

Use this calculator to determine an estimated purchase price and to avoid paying too much for a property.For more information on finding the ARV, please see this article on the BiggerPockets blog. 

Since I can put 30% down I want to avoid hard money lenders.Thank you in advance.

We are currently on Liberty Share which is a healthcare sharing ministry that avoids the Obamacare ACA requirements and therefore has a very low premium (about $500/month for entire family).

Hi,So my father has a mortgage on a 2nd home (cabin) in north georgia (we live in Atlanta). He's looking to get another one, but it seems like if it's in the same region the lender's underwriter will deem it an invest...