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Hi,First post at BP! My wife is sick of talking to me about investing, so hopefully I can become more involved in this community, and safe my wife her sanity! hahI read this article today (January home sales give rise...
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So was reading this little known book, "The Book on Managing Rental Properties" by this no name hack Brandon Turner... ;) And noticed in Chapter 4 it mentioned that military history is part of Washington's Fair Housin...
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Hi all - I'm new here, but have watced and read for a while without jumping in. I'm buying a house sub2 and the seller is asking me for a written guarantee that we will pay his payments. In the past, I've never had to...
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When do you know it's time to call it quits on a property?
I have a SFH in MD that I purchased as a primary residence while living in MD from 2008-2010. I held onto it because I was (and still am) upside down and wo...
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Here comes this
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/opinion/01krugman.html?_r=1
Wow, and I was so certain I could pin this mess ONLY on the Big O and Bubba from Arkansas...
But, what's this guy know anyway, I'd tell ...
I am hoping to get some advice on how to proceed in a situation that is very upsetting to me. I came across a property recently with significant fire damage and an opportunit to puchase it. Being new to this industry ...
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Hi, BP!I just joined after having read numerous articles and forums on here for some time now, and now I am planning my next move. Here's my situation: bought my first property - a condo - in the north Seattle area as...
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I’m in the process of buying my first rental property and I don’t want to rent to smokers. It’s a personal decision but I don’t want to it harder to rent out my property. What do yal think?
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I've received some lists lately of bank and privately owned property that has two different pricing on the sheet... warranty deed and a drastically reduced price for a QC. I was wondering if anyone ever buys with a qu...
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I am being told by an attorney that because of the Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 I cannot get a seller to hold the paper. I do not understand because I hear of people doing this.