Working on qualifying for a mortgage today.  My credit rating is super high according to my Chase ap (experian), and my discover card (trans union).  My score is super high (not sure it is safe to mention the score he...

Running into a slight snag.  Buying a SBO property, and clear to close (right now trying to coordinate dates).  The insurance company now sends me a correspondence (after first already providing me a policy #) indicat...

For those of you who go out driving around looking for properties and are creating lists for cold calls/mailers. Other than visuals what are some of your “criteria” how do you decide if its worth sending out a card or...

I am a teacher in Texas, and I plan to get my Realtor's License this summer. My goal is to work part time as a realtor, 1. to learn the biz2. to build capital for future REI3. eventual transition OUT of education into...

The lease I use for my rentals states that after the term ends that the lease converts to a month to month and that the rent is $25 more a month unless a new lease is signed. If I did not enforce by notifying tenant ...

Hello everyone,

I'm fairly new to real estate, so I'm sorry if this seems like an ignorant question.

After listening to the bigger pockets podcast and reading a whole bunch on here it seems like one of ...

Most real estate investments, despite the name, are really about the buildings and structures on that land. But buying vacant land, without such infrastructure already in place upon the property, can be lucrative as l...

Hi All-
It's been a pleasure joining the forum and meeting such well rounded people (both on and off the forum). I'm 25 and approaching my first deal for a multi family. Maybe some of you remember your first deal- it...

Hello, I'm about to embark on a real estate project in Costa Rica and I believe in educating oneself before doing anything, especially since I'm not an expert by any means in this field.  So I was wondering if you kne...

I am currently checking around local banks to find out the way they finance rentals, and I am only being offered ARM or loans with a balloon payment, and getting them to finance for 20 years is even difficult, most of...