Hi, we are very interested in small 2-4 units multi-family homes in the CA SF Bay Area. If the seller agent has received multiple offers, how we can write an offer (offer amount, contingencies, terms, ... ) to increas...

I’m a new investor who has yet to purchase a property. I’m looking to secure an fha or some sort of low money down loan. I know that most banks require 2 years of stable income. I have only been at my job for under 6 ...

Hello BP Folks,I have been recently hit by a complaint from the school board in cuyahoga county for my 4 unit rental property for an increase in property tax from 51k value to 173k valuation. I have the counter compla...

I purchased my first duplex in March of this year. With it, I have a tenant already in place on the other side. The sellers (who were investors themselves) raved about how good of a tenant they have been for years! Th...

I own a duplex that has significantly increased in value over the last two years. I would like to extract some of that increased value so that I can purchase another property. I'm looking at selling half of the owners...

Hello BP compatriots and welcome to another edition on my real estate market analysis, coming at you from Nashville, TN. Every week I try to bring you a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial...

Hello Everyone, I was wondering if it was foolish to refinance my personal home to purchase a rental property?  I'm seeing that it is a trend but I imagine the risk and/or inevitable lawsuit would make me lose everyth...

I purchased a vacant property and planned to develop a certain number of units that requires a variance. However, the language in the Baltimore City Zoning Code says the following:In order to grant a variance, the cas...

If you are getting started in house hacking or you are planning to do more this is for you.After house hacking 4 properties and selling hundreds by now to my clients, I see a lot of people not understanding how to imp...

I am looking into buying a 4-plex that has existing tenants in 3 units ( I plan to owner occupy unit 4). All of the occupied units are at $600 per month, but market rent should be $800 to $850.What strategy can be use...