I've been hearing a lot about Redfin as the best free way to get pretty good comps.  I'm wondering how you guys do your comps on Redfin?  It asks me to pick and choose properties to compare with, but it doesn't allow ...

I would love to get your thoughts on this deal.  Even the cash on cash seems to be low but the cash flow is close to  $100 per unit.   expenses seem to be high especially on electricity part where  4 units were paid b...

I have a tenant that wants to buy a dog. The dog is a German Shepherd. He is asking me what the pet fee and deposit would be if he were to get one. What is typical for a refundable deposit and monthly rent addition fo...

Hi everyone, I am a complete newbie but I have been listening to as many podcasts as I can and I also read "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Turner. I found the chapter on planning to be especially us...

I have just enlisted The Short Sale Service, to assist me in a short sale for my rental. The tenant's boyfriend wants to purchase the property. The plan is to simultaneously do the short sale and sell the property to ...

When getting your appraisals done do you think they usually give a fair value, What is your experience ?

Doing a cash-out refi. The lender said terms would be more favorable with taxes/insurance put in escrow. Sounded good until the paperwork showed that 11 months of taxes and 10 months of insurance would be included in ...

I have been getting private messages daily about the issues with homes in Indianapolis they are well documented on the threads on BP.however I did want to point out based on my experience of owning literally 300 plus ...

I bought a fixer in Oct 2022 in leander TX and due to market conditions lm unable to sell it. I plan to make it a rental and would like to do a cash out refinance for $125k. What are the rates for interest only refi? ...

Hello!TL:DR What income do loan officers look at? Total, Adjusted Gross, or Taxable Income?More in-depth: Should I file as sole-proprietor and reduce my tax liability by reducing my adjusted gross income (pays more SE...