What are the pros and cons of the FHA 3.5% loan versus the conventional 5% loan? I have good credit, and ideally want the lowest payment per month possible. Planning on doing a 30 year 

I've been under contract on a house in Kansas for a couple of weeks now. I've been researching tax deed properties and decided to look into my future home. Upon fulling code violation records I was surprised to find t...

Hey BP members,I’m looking into self directed IRA’s. Does anyone have experience with Camaplan or Equity Trust? Is one better than the other? What’s the best bang for my buck? Love to hear your thoughts and experiences.

Hi everyone, my name is Dorcas Wood and I've been in Telecommunications for about 18 years. I live in South Florida and love our little tropical paradise even though it's 48 degrees right now ;-)It's a new year and I'...

Good morning, BP.I've got a first time situation concerning a flip house I have under contract. My plan was originally to use hard money to purchase and flip the home, however, one of the investors in my local group h...

I'm looking at a situation where the seller is trying to back out after he has accepted my offer but I would like to proceed with the transaction.  Has anyone encountered a situation like this?  What was your experien...

Any thoughts on Vida for long term appreciation? Looking at purchasing my first property (FHA) there with Lennar and renting it out after a year and then acquiring another primary. Kind of an interesting neighborhood ...

Currently i am working through the tax issues (qualified vs unqualified use) with having sold my home in VA and finding it a lot more difficult to get a clear answer than i thought.  Hoping someone here has dealt with...

Is the LLC totally necessary for investing? Just wondering as a newbie.

Hi, I currently own 12 properties.  4 have traditional mortgages on them and 3 of them are lumped together on a commercial portfolio loan.  All of these loans have required appraisals of course.  Thus, I have 5 proper...