Hey Everyone. I have a 4 bed/2 bath in a small college town. I rent it out to 4 young men. Over the past few months, I have been struggling with one of them. He has been late on rent 2 times now, (will be 3 if he does...

For the past 17 years I've been practicing as a real estate attorney, broker, investor, urban planner, syndicator and owner of a mid sized property management company in California.  It has been my experience and obse...

Being new, I only used a screening company once - RentPrep and I wasn't thrilled with it.   Which do you use?  Someone once texted me a report that had the top cut off, so I couldn't see the company's name, but it was...

From purely a financing standpoint, can anyone advise me as to how the 2 types are determined by the lenders?

Per lender guidelines, what makes a 2nd home a second home and a vacation home a vacation home?

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Is profit margin the main driving factor for working in these areas? Is the juice really worth the squeeze (asking for a friend)?

Hi, I am an interior designer who has successfully flipped a few homes in the Dallas area.  I have been on HGTV and hosted my own online show called Homergency.  I am also a real estate investor who has a few commerci...

I was hoping someone out here would be able to provide some insight on just exactly how the process of getting a loan approved and underwritten works. Seems as though the standards aren't always the same. Any insigh...

Greetings all. Quick question. I want to make sure that I am correct in upholding my occupancy limitation of 2 people for my 1 bedroom rental property. I read the Fair Housing Memo which outlined their interpretation ...

Do these loans cover 'all' types of renovations OR just 'some' renovations. Example: Let's say I want to convert a 2bdrm into a 4bdrm by turning a porch and a dining room into legal bedrooms (they would meet legal...

I've been trying to refinance my investment condo in Austin since the beginning of May 2014.  There are no problems with my application.  Everything passed, the finance documents, credit score, appraisal, etc..  Howev...