Lesley Resnick
Has the FIRE gone out?
The FIRE movement was really hot, no pun intended, early this year and I have not heard much about it. Has the corona virus and social issues moved it to the back burner?
I appreciate its goal and approach, except...
William M.
Government employee housing big money.
Ok guys so I went to a school in Oklahoma City for a government job. The first time I was there I spent three months the second time I spent one month.
There are hundreds of people who go to this schooling at a time....
Chris Adams
Personal finance - pay off debt?
I keep a monthly cost of living spreadsheet that list all of our personal living expenses like the Mtg on my home, car payment cell phones, food cost utilities and blah blah blah.
My goal is to have over 100%...
Sean Haley
Anyone have experience in Owner Financing?
We have tenants looking to buy a house, and we were considering selling them our rental with a lower interest rate than current market rates.Does anyone have experience doing this? What are the risk? How would you go ...
Brian Ross
Floorplans for STRs vs LTRs
Hi all, I'm starting to look at designs for a new build in a small college town, but with a reasonably large student body that drives a lot of traffic in/out of town throughout the year. My family has been in student ...
John McKee
Would you do this NNN deal?
Let's test the waters here. I'm looking at a mom and pop cafe that has a cap rate of 8%. It's a first floor retail condo in a downtown D.C., but in the neighborhood section not the business district where offices ar...
Will Hurlock
Can a landlord file for a temp restraining order to evict ?
Can a landlord file for a TRO as a means to bypass the common legal eviction procedure ?I live in a rented townhouse with two roommates, one of who'm invited me to move down here from PA in July. She was already renti...
Jason Coleman
Using an appraiser to buy with Cash
Hey BP,
I'm a newbie and I have a quick question about buying with cash then refinancing later. Can I pay an appraiser to come into a potential deal and appraise the house for me? My goal would be to refinance the hou...
Bienes Raices
Obama to institute mortgage forgiveness?
http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2010/08/05/an-august-surprise-from-obama/
I don't know if this has been posted, or if it would really happen. But I wonder if this would cause the short ...
Sarah Davis
Tax Strategies for House Hack + Rent by Room
Howdy all, I just acquired a duplex here in Austin, Texas and I'm trying to set up my books where I'm keeping track of things appropriately. I will be renting out the other side plus one room on my side. I'll be addre...