FHA Disparate-Impact Liability Upheld Read the full decision: Texas Dep't of Hous. & Cmty. Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., No. 13-1371, 2015 WL 2473449 (U.S. June 25, 2015)In a much anticipate...

Trying to buy my first SFM to make a rental. I'd appreciate any advice the BP community can offer.

Today was the inspection on my accepted offer . . . and guess what lovely surprises I had? Topping the li...

Heyo BP,So I got a triplex under contract in early June; it's in a rather old neighborhood, with most of the houses in the area built around 1900 (very old houses, not much potential for appreciation in the area). The...

Hey BP, I'm currently working on a project that is quite unique and I don't expect to be involved (hopefully not) in such a project again so wanted to share. It has been filled with surprises, challenges, and riddles ...

Newbie here. I am very interested in 'house hacking' my first property. I've found a property (triplex) I like and I've run the numbers and am happy with the potential returns in my market (south Florida). I submitted...

Is it just me or does anyone else have more problems when renting to multiple roommates sharing a single family home?  For example, renting to 4 people in a 4BR house?This is not a college student rental scenerio.I kn...

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I put a bid, and got an acceptance, on a HUD home back in August. Due to an inexperienced relator and unresponsive property management company, we only just now completed the inspection. When we reeneterd ...

Buying a 100 y.o. 3 story commercial building, 9300s.f. plus 2,000s.f. basement. Not a typo... Paying $20k plus all closing costs for seller and me the buyer. About $10k so $30k total initial investment. Will spend $5...

All, I got below quote from a contractor and it is much higher than expected. Would anyone be able to say, which components are overpriced?  This is for a rehab outside of Columbus, OH. Any help is appreciated. Irina

Hi everybody,My husband is military and we currently own our home in Knoxville (purchased for $450k, we owe about $300,000 with 2.6% interest on 15 year loan). The market in Knoxville seems to be pretty strong and my ...