Thoughts about purchasing a brand new home that doesn't meet the 1% rule.
It's near a new elementary in a growing area outside of Austin. 205k, 3/2, rent is about 1500 in the area. It will be my first rental which is...

I am still having a tough time understanding 'cashing out the appreciation' of a house - I still don't fully understand how it works, but I was wondering, does anyone here live off of that? IE - buy property for $150...

HUD Home Q&A

What is a HUD Home?
A HUD Home may be a single-family house, a townhome, condominium or other type of residence. The properties were deeded to HUD/FHA by mortgage companies who had foreclosed on FHA-...

Hello - I am trying to do my first wholesale deal.  The property is in Indianapolis which is where I live and the owner lives in California.  We agreed on a price, so I filled out and sent him the contract and he is p...

Written by a baltimore city landlord recently....perhaps the funniest thing I've ever read.

Thanks Mary Jo, you raise a wise point. To Chris, Heather and everyone else who was asking about how these turned out, par...

Greetings all, As I am driving on my way to share knowledge with my current place of employment (that's all it is), I came across an interesting, creative RE idea which generates additional revenue when turned into a ...

Hello all at BP! Currently I am nineteen years old unemployed and attending college for the second year. I do have money saved up but all that is going to rent to keep a roof above my head. I am so eager to invest, bu...

Here's the situation:

I'm looking at possibly purchasing another investment property. It's an upper/lower duplex. It's a big place, about 2,000 square feet. The lower unit is a 2BR 1 Bath and the upper is a 1...