Can you buy a house in another state and stay in your family's house for the time being (until after you qualify for a mortgage)? I am asking this because I do not have a job lined up in Texas (where I am planning to ...

So this is half pointless rant, half looking for suggestions.My mother-in-law moved in with my wife and I, and we'd like to rent out her house; she has a large house in New York. Unlike most of the country, her locali...

Hi All,I've got a multi-family property in Fayetteville, NC with an inherited tenant who is a nightmare to deal with. The tenant is breaking the lease in multiple places. One of such violations is they keep dropping r...

I think it would be nice (and therefore quietly solicit 5 star reviews) if people have some kind of food in the house when they arrive? What do you all do?What about other items like honey, mayo/mustard/ketchup...do y...

I bought a home in Detroit Dec 2009. It was a package including rehab for $35,000, in a good neighborhood. To make a long story short, I had unexpected bills and bad tenants. I had to change management companies to ge...

Met with an Asheville, NC attorney today to establish a potential relationship for future closings.  When we mentioned the various types of transactions we might be bringing, this attorney proceeded to condescend to m...

Hi everyone, I just started my credit about 6 months ago and I’m at a 700 credit score with one credit line. Have couple thousand dollars saved and looking forward to invest it. I’m also located in New York, Long Isla...

Hello everyone,I am currently renovating an old home in upstate NY (Catskills Region) for use as an STR. This is my first deal. I am wondering if it is worth it to hire a designer to pick out flooring, wall colors, la...

There needs to be a lightening up here...so I'll start it. Any political jokes will result in a beerboarding - and not with good beer, we're talking Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Got this one today from a realtor:

One Sunday,...

For those of us looking to build real estate portfolios quickly, I imagine we would find ourselves applying for a lot of loans over the course of just a few years and would then have our credit report pulled many time...