I was looking at property records for my rental and found that my appraised value is 48k more than my next door neighbor who has the exact same house and lot size.  I'd even push to say that the conditions are the sam...

I usually do a 1 year lease, but I have a vacancy I'm getting ready to fill, and I'm tossing around the idea of offering a slightly discounted rent with a two year lease.  I've heard that if you offer a great property...

My wife and I are both teachers and we have been involved in real estate for about 4 years.  Our 403B investments through our work are making much money.  We are considering reducing our contributions and putting away...

We just purchased a house that needs renovation. Mostly cosmetic. While showing another house of ours, one of the couples expressed interest in seeing this one that we are about to start working on. Once they saw it t...

Hi fellow investors,I have multiple SFH investment properties in NC and it seems like every 6 months the insurance premiums keep creeping up. The property values in our town have seen a sharp rise in the last two year...

I'm constantly getting those 0% interest balance transfer checks from my credit card company. Most of the time they have a balance transfer fee of 3%, but my husband and I just each received a targeted offer with no f...

I am thinking of personally guaranteeing a commercial real estate loan. The loan will be made to an LLC of which I am a member. However, I don't want to make the personal guarantee if it will reduce my ability to borr...

Good Morning,

My properties’ city assessments (Milwaukee, WI) are increasing and I guess this will be followed by an increase in tax. This includes my primary residence. I don’t plan on selling them anytime...

My bank sent me a closing costs estimate. This is for a conventional loan of $142,000 30 yr. 5% interest.

I am wondering if there are any costs that can be negotiated down, i.e., any charges they add that may...

I own a property that has high taxes, around twice higher than other properties in the neighbourhood. I am looking for advice on the best way to contact the city and request to reduce the taxes on this property. 
Sho...