I'm wondering what investors are doing right now regarding interest rate terms. Example;  3 year is a bit less than 5 year. I'm wondering the risk/reward of locking in the lower rate for 3 years vs. 5 year if the diff...

I purchased a duplex as my primary residence in March 2020. I did a cash out refinance with the same bank still as my personal residence. Did I do the right thing? Should I have done the cash out refinance as an inves...

Hi all, I just received the below term options on a DSCR new purchase loan (780 credit score). I'm curious to learn if these seem in the reasonable range including the fee amounts.  I'd also like to ask if the rate di...

I have a house that I found through driving for dollars - oddly enough the home turned out to be a friend of a friend of a friend situation. The gentleman who owns the house is elder and had the house paid off 100%...

Hey all! My wife and I have been patiently waiting to buy in this crazy Denver market for a while now. We want to buy a primary residence in the Ken Caryl/Littleton area in early spring 2023 with the intent living in ...

My husband just got off the phone with our portfolio lender. He (the husband) texts me this: "they want us to do a 3/1 ARM w/ 20% down.  And they will let us use rental income."  The good thing about this is that we d...

for the period one stays or owns real estate? for example, Guy has a 4% ARM and moves to a new residence with another ARM because his 4% ARM was turning into a higher FRM.

Hello all! I am looking to purchase my first small multifamily property through house hacking. I am looking at two different loan options for an owner-occupied property. The first being a 3.5% down FHA loan. The secon...

Hi everyone,I have been on the forums for awhile doing research and I feel that it is time to get my first investment property.I am targeting a duplex in the East Bay and my agent/loan officer has come up with some cr...

Interestingly, gun sales continue to rise.

Compared to last year, sales are up 49% compared to the same period last year. Many site their reason as fear of Obama's anti-gun policies.

See the full CNN article:

Gun ...