This is the most basic budget question.  My wife and I use Mint.com to track our finances and we just finished sitting down and looking at our spending for the year.  This gives a really good place to start for a budg...

I'm a realtor in Oregon. My principle broker last week dropped a bomb on us, saying that balloon payments are going (have gone?) bye bye, and that most people who are going to carry notes on their own properties, will...

A little bit about my market/competition.  There are 3 premium hotels in town.  They offer breakfast, a pool, gym etc.  They are $600-$700 per week.  People that stay here while they work don't mind spending the extra...

Federal policy makers want to keep you from buying and profiting from openly traded non-performing notes (NPN). The bias is against private investors who purchase 1st and 2nd mortgages of delinquent homeowners in favo...

First time Investor looking for advice on purchasing turnkey properties, best contacts / companies to work with and / or recommendations on City / States. TY!

Hey All!Long time listener, first time caller... uh poster.If it helps form your opinion, a little background: We currently own a duplex down condo on the Far North side of Chicago, IL that we purchased almost two yea...

Hello BP Community,I am currently looking at properties for my first rental. I see that there are properties that are located in the not so good areas. Does anyone own rental properties in areas that are not necessari...

Hi. I just went through fixing up my rental that had about 10K damage from previous renters ( in a B neighborhood) in Houston. This is my only property and it is the house I raised my kids in in a nice family neighbor...

I recently purchased my first home this past Thursday. Leading up to it felt like a dream come true, I found the perfect home. I could not wait to finally settle and move in.

Settlement day came and it was a nightma...