Several of the sources I've read talk about analysis of a community, but I haven't yet found a newbie's step-by-step guide. So, as an excercise I am attempting to analyze the area surrounding 15021 Tesoro Dr, Corpus ...

Hi All!I live in Connecticut and came across an investor privately selling multi-family that cash flows well in Windsor VT. It's about 3 hours from where I live and with the lack of good deals on multis in CT I am ser...

Because of numerous lender issues with LLCs, I've decided I want to try and protect my assets with an umbrella policy, for at least the present.  I've read several threads on BP on this topic, and I'm still hitting th...

Welcome to my weekly take, A Skeptical Real Estate Dude, coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for all you tubular dudes ...

I'm evaluating a potential deal on an attached condo in the 80917 zip of Colorado Springs, CO. I'm looking for advice on good local sources for estimating rents in areas I'm not familiar with. I'm hitting the sites li...

I have been finding issues with being able to get a residential loan due to my DTI ratio being close to 41%, with commercial lending can I avoid this qualification? If I decide to use this type of lending what other t...

Hello everyone,I'm just starting out in the Atlanta Metro Area and I'm looking to buy my first property in the next 3 - 6 months. I've been reading over the forums regarding house hacking and I've come to a couple con...

My husband and I recently bought our first duplex. We were able to rent out one side very easily but we are really struggling to rent out the second side. When we first posted to craigslist and Zillow the listing gen...

With only a 3.5% down payment and a 580 minimum credit score requirement, many critics believe FHA loans are encouraging another crisis. In the U.K. and in Germany for example, home ownership is only for those who can...

Hey BP!!! It’s official I have my first accepted offer (phew). I was hoping to get community feedback on the numbers. I’ve got some feedback from my biggest critic, my dad, and he’s advising against it and pretty much...