I was anticipating that when banks have foreclosures, they would seek out Realtors with REO experience or perhaps a realtor specializing in REOs. As I look at the various REOs in a given area, I find REOs listed by ...

to those of you who buy and hold, do you base your purchases on the market cap rate or just your personal standards.

I mean, if you are getting a property that beats the market but is only giving you a 8.5 cap does ...

From my research, owning a condo as a primary is more restrictive than owning a SFH because lenders view condos are higher risk.  Is that true?  So if one wants to buy investment properties, is it harder to get approv...

Hi, I've decided that investing in a multi-family plex of some sort at the right price would be a wise decision to live cheaply and get started in real estate with little risk.  The area that I'm eventually looking to...

I am looking to keep the ball rolling with my real estate investing, and am currently looking for financing to make an acquisition when an opportunity becomes available. I own a rental property with around 100k in equ...

Hey All, I'm trying to buy my 3rd property but don't want to pay the 20% down payment. I figured I would just move from my current place and rent it out, while moving into the new place, thus taking advantage of th...

I'm in the process of purchasing a hud home. I thought I was getting a great deal, however the appraisal came back the exact same amount as my offer. The house sold in 2010 for 41k higher than what I offered and it is...

We advise brokers to have their clients pull credit from one of 2 reliable credit reporting websites. An experienced loan officer can look over a report and see trouble before they waste money pulling that clients rep...

Right now we have a separate business checking account (a sole proprietorship) for receiving payments from our property manager. However, I read a post (which I can't find anymore) that seemed to suggest it was better...

what kind of issues am i looking at if i pay contractors cash.