A few years back I was studying mortgage products and learning what other options are available for debt. One of the things that intrigued me was that ARMs can have payments lowered if you prepay the mortgage. I fou...

I'm wondering if anyone here has run into this and if so, how you dealt with it.I'm currently listing a rental as a private landlord and not getting a lot of hits except one applicant with solid scores and income. The...

Written by a baltimore city landlord recently....perhaps the funniest thing I've ever read.

Thanks Mary Jo, you raise a wise point. To Chris, Heather and everyone else who was asking about how these turned out, par...

One of the many calls that I had today.  I am using Michael Quarles advice about getting the seller to give me their minimum.  I have had success and failure with this.  Here is the part of a phone call that I had tod...

Hello BiggerPocketeers!In an effort to clean up the forums, we're creating an FAQ Forum, where the most-asked questions will be prominently featured, along with some really great answers.I need your help!Please take a...

Hi, I just finished listening to an episode on biggerpockets and the guest (investor) on there said she often makes lowball offers and hoping one would stick. I do love that idea; however, my question is does that com...

Hey all. This is my first post on BiggerPockets and I look forward to interacting with everyone! I am two years out of college and it is clear to me that there has got to be a better way to financial freedom then my c...

Hey all! I started advertising for my property 3 days ago and had a showing yesterday and another one lined up for Friday. Just as background info (sorry for the repetition if you read my other post) I had one propert...

Well, I guess we (collectively) are going to see how smart Robert Kiyosaki is, at least when it comes to predictions. On a news program he makes the bold prediction that real estate & the stock market are going to...

Yes I know this topic has been discussed many times. However I am accumulating more properties and I need to make a commitment to either forming an LLC or just staying a sole proprietor. I have heard and read that l...