All,For some dumb reason I thought I could by an investment property with great credit and 20% down to secure a 30 year term.  I was told by our Credit union that the max term they will loan is 15 years.  Is that true...

This is my first deal and I am looking to make sure that I do it right.I am looking at a St Louis really old 4 plex which was recently updated in a C area. (New roof, tuck point and plumbing stacks). The heaters and f...

Considering putting in an offer for a 2/1 and 1/1 inlaw suite at a total of 1500sqft in the Tampa area. Asking price is $150k. I am fairly confident I can rent the 2/1 for $1200 and the 1/1 for $700.  It is on a busy ...

Hello BP community! Hoping I can pick your brilliant minds on a first-time investment property. I'm green and have been learning a ton from you guys. I'd love your help evaluating some numbers and a few scenarios. My ...

I'm visiting my father-in-law for Christmas, and he told me about a student condo he owns that's not like anything I've run across before.  It has about 160 doors and 700 or so rooms, and all doors are subject to the ...

Hello BP community, I am a newbie living in So FL, that have been studying up and researching REI for almost 1 year; reading, podcasting and talking to everyone I can about my newfound passion.  I think I have found m...

Hello all, this is first post ever..apologies if this is somewhere on the site but i cannot find it.I need some basic info on Zoning:  where to find it, what the zoning classification means, what I have to do to get a...

Hi All,After reading postings and blogs, and listening to Podcasts here for the last couple of months, I finally pulled the trigger. I have my first rental property under contract.  The purchase agreement is a 6-unit ...

Has anyone has propety or stay in Decatur with zip code 30034?
If you do please advise,
Is it a safe area to live in?

Thank You in advance.

Regards,
Rudy

My wife and I currently own two condos. One condo is valued at about $500K and we have about $112K left on the mortgage. We have quite a bit of equity and it should be paid off in about 5 years. For reference, the ren...