Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...

Hello! I am a semi-new investor living in Knoxville Tennessee. I am attending the University of Tennessee and live with my wonderful fiancé Lauren. Lauren and I are both Navy veterans that want to spend the least amou...

FROM MONEY It's About to Get Easier for Over a Million Homeowners to Refinance Their MortgagesTwo new mortgage refinance programs launching this summer should make it a little easier for lower-income borrowers to save...

They just accepted our offer.  A large house next to a huge university.  We will renovate it and turn it into student housing.  5-6 bedrooms.
Single sex or co-ed?  Always rented to families.  Never students before.  ...

Hi there - Been thinking about ATX for some time now and I wanted to see if any one could dumb down the unrelated persons law for me in Austin, TX. Below is copy and pasted directly from the city site. SO - six people...

Hello, I'm looking to purchase a CMX-3 property currently as a single family. The current owner never bothered to get a use permit/variance for single family use. It's been rented out for years without an issue.But I ...

As a young but eager individual I am taking the steps towards buying my first property in the next year. The question I have is what do people look for in a certain areas/markets to decide whether it's a good place to...

Hi, My Tenant informed me his girlfriend and her child is moving in. He is halfway through his lease. I'm going to collect their information and add to the lease. Currently, he is paying a discounted price for rent ba...

I will be in St Louis for a few days this coming weekend and would like to check out some areas and look at a few multi-unit properties. I'm looking to invest out of state with goal being strong monthly cash flow in s...

Greetings all, I'm a newbie to the BP nation and curious about how this works.  I've been a part time real estate investor since 2000 and  currently have 38 student rental beds across four properties.   One of the pro...