I was working with some investors yesterday and were calling some of the local banks in town. Thank God owner-occupied loans are still under 5% but I had some lenders quoting us 6% on a fixed 30-year for investment pr...

There is a lack of new housing nationally… and this will not be fixed by our government or anyone else anytime soon. FYI: the median cost of a house in the U.S. is currently $263,000http://www.politico.com/agenda/stor...

I live in Helena Montana and my wife and I would like to sell our house. We would like to wait until Spring to give ourselves more time to prepare and also because it seems that people like to buy in the Spring and Su...

Hello All,We just got an REO under contract in a tough market which the asset manager was not willing to go below list, but after having it inspected it needs some costly repairs that we were not anticipating.  The ro...

Hi there,My family owns a multi-use commercial property in San Mateo, CA and one of the commercial spaces is vacant. The rest of the property is fully occupied. Would commercial lenders be willing to work with us to d...

I am working with another investor who is getting out of the business. I've reviewed his 18 rentals and they all rent for $450 to $700.Initially...looking at his asking prices and running through the SFR analysis, I d...

I think I know some of the pluses: lower barrier to entry, popular area to rent, less risk // and minuses: HOA fees/rules, slower appreciation, less reward. What are other pluses and minuses to a first investment bein...

does anyone have an opinion on investing on the other side of town where appreciation in slower but there is more cash flow because the area is less desirable, mabey there are more section 8 tenants, I know there are ...

Just an observation and could just be around me but I've noticed quite a few owners we have selling their rentals properties since the rental market has been lower compared to a year ago and the condo associations hav...

Hi there, I'm a current student at a local university. I've been learning from some books, biggerpockets, and youtube. About a month ago, I started working at a brokerage. While it's been an okay experience, I haven't...