Yay! My offer was accepted on a condo in Seattle. Now comes the not so fun part of dealing with the loan, closing costs, and being in debt for most of my adult life. I'm doing 5% down conventional loan ($310k sales pr...

Hey crew, question for anyone, if my fiancé and I have about 250k in debt from rental properties will we have a very tough time getting approved for say a $500k primary residence? Even at a 200k household income I’m b...

401kHow can I go about finding the % penalty for taking money from 401k for real estate investment?

I've been practically day trading in my 401K to reduce the losses from this mess, moving funds back and forth between stable value to stocks a few times a week. So far it has been working very well but one of my trade...

I am just starting to break into real estate investing and figured it would be a good idea to get my real estate agent license. Is it a good idea and where is a good place in Virginia (Hampton Roads) to do so?

While looking for houses in Los Angeles, I found a house that is in pre-foreclosure with a 115K tax lien against it. If the buyer doesn't sell, it will be forced into a trustee sale. Frankly I think the house is a lit...

Hello All,I am looking to buy an apartment in New York preferably Queens borough. I got pre-approved as well. My budget doesn't allow me to buy a house or a condominium so I might have to go with co-op. I wanted to kn...

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Hello All, My wife and I have decided to get in the real estate game and have recently began looking into foreclosures. I know it requires a lot of homework and due diligence.  Would it be wise to hire a real estate a...

What a ride the past few months have been! It took us exactly 87 days from wet concrete to C.O. I quit my nice cushy engineering job a few months ago and decided to start building new solar homes. It wasn't an easy de...