I'm from the Metro Detroit area and I'm considering purchasing my first rental. Talking with the bank today my broker told me that in order for him to do a loan the amount had to be at least 60k. After my 20-25% down....

I am looking to house hack a house in South East Michigan and it is a boiler system with one thermostat located on the 1st floor within the lower unit. There is no way to control the upper unit (which I will be house ...

I am trying to buy a property where owner passed away, I spoke to the next of kin and they don't want the house. There is a mortgage on house. It's been 2 years now since owner passed away so I would have assumed bank...

Hi Everyone,I'm Evan from Duluth, Minnesota.  I moved from NYC a year ago.  My partner and I made the move to save as much money as possible for the next couple of years to invest in real estate.  We are currently ren...

I am tossing around questions in my mind about why foreclosures tend to be lumped together in certain areas of town. I guess these areas could be considered "hot spots" for foreclosure. Of course there are some simp...

Hello all,I've been a member and viewer on BP for a while, but this is the first time I am seeking some help. I currently have 3 conventional loans on 2 rental SFRs and 1 two-family rental. I'm reaching the limits ...

Issue: For the May 1st rent, my Philadelphia PA tenant didn't pay and, on May 31st, I served a 10-day Pay or Quit Notice for May's rent/late fee/water bill. Now it's June 7th and she hasn't paid May or June's rent. Sh...

I purchased my first office space this year. I have deliberately started out with a small space so as to better understand the market. It is a mixed use building half commercial office space and half residential. I...

I was 100% fully approved to do a HARP refinance with Citi, to the point that their notary was in my house, in my kitchen, with all of the docs, ready to sign. There was only one problem, an issue I addressed with 5 p...

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I'm a newbie on this forum. Discovered it accidentally. I liked the topics that were discussed and the responses that were shared.

I sp...