My name is Sam Smith I'm 26 years old fresh out of college and have a full-time job in my field of study. I want to become a real estate investor probably with the goal of buy and hold niche. I was wondering if it is ...

A friend of mine filed bankruptcy in 2009, surrendering his interest in his home and thereby eliminating his personal liability on his mortgage note. After five years, the lender still has not foreclosed and my fr...

Hello, My name is Matthew and I'm am looking to jump into real estate but, I have a couple of question as to investing in property.1.) When bidding on a house and you find that there are building code violations, do y...

I bought a house in Tacoma, Washington in February of 2006, the height of the housing bubble when I was 24 years old. Long story short, I lost my job in 2012 and had to stop paying the mortgage. I went 5 years witho...

I own a property in Baltimore that I purchased when the real estate market was up.  After the market fell, investors who owned properties in that area allowed their properties to go into foreclosure (dropping the pric...

Hi Guys,I have been planning to rent my house that I have been living in for almost 20 years. I want to take the advise of Rich Dad who said that your house is not an asset but a liability. Recently, my mortgage payme...

Hi everyone. As I am working on my first owner financinig deal, I have one last fear that is making me think this might go down badly along the way. Please calm a newbie down if I am worrying too much.Here goes the qu...

Dated: June 25, 2008

"Seasoning" for short sale, as compared to foreclosure, is TWO years, not FIVE years as with foreclosure.

I'm amazed...but there it is in black and white in unequivocal language. Now we can sa...

Like I mentioned in another post, I want to make an offer on the house..it went to auction and did not sell..freddie mac is telling me all offers have to go through the real estate agent but the agent is telling me i ...

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After doing some considerable research I have discovered to get into the New York City Housing Market is very hard to do as ether a Real Estate Agent or an investor. Is this a normal ...