Don't blame everything on interest rates - It's because wages haven't kept pace
My wife and I bought our first house in Seattle in 1986 for $78,000. It was in a safe, desired neighborhood, post card view of downtown,...

I'm taking preforeclosure leads from an online publication's public notice, checking them on the local CAD to make sure they're not under water and one I ran into says under the "last transaction" section:"Sales disqu...

Consider this excerpt from the legal notice I pulled from our local paper (I left out the pieces that are easily understood like 10% cash due at sale, etc ):... in order to raise the principal sum of $137,040.05 with ...

After being involved in real estate for a while, it occurred to me the other day when I was talking to my sister that the words you are using may not mean what you think they mean to ordinary people.  Such as:Cute = T...

http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/brentwood-c...I saw this article in my local paper and I'd like to understand it completely.  I'd like to see some people's interpretations and translations of what happened here...

I was wondering if anyone could break down an email I received from a commercial lender at a local bank. We asked about a business line of credit of possibly putting up some properties as collateral or maybe refinanci...

Hey BP Community, hope everyone is staying warm during these cold winter days. I on the path of looking for my 1st investment properties and I am planning on going with conventional financing for the 1st property.

I ...

From: http://www.phoenixpowersearch.com/2009/09/wow-no-more-fha-90-day-waiting-period-on-flipped-foreclosures/

"Prior to September 14, 2009, FHA products were denied to buyers purchasing homes from investors that buy...

I am focusing on Irvington, Indianapolis for single family home as my start of my buy and hold investment.  I have looked at a particular property selling for 62K, with a lot of rehabs pending in order to become habit...

The real estate market is often the subject of speculation and forecasts, some predicting downturns or even crashes. However, based on my extensive experience and observation in the field, I believe there are strong r...