Curious as to the best way to structure a deal. You own the lot. You want a builder to come in and do the build. Then you sell the product and both get paid off. Houses in the neighborhood are up to 1M or slighly more...

I'm trying to figure out what kind of professional I need to consult about this project.My partner's family owns a 9 acre, hilly property with a 5000+ sq ft 1980's house in a very desirable part of north orange county...

Full disclosure I am a short sale newbie.  Situation: I found a deal in my area, far north suburbs of Chicago, and was planing to fund it via a conventional mortgage live in it for a couple of years and depending on t...

Hi everyone,

A little bit about me to begin, I am a 22 year old guy living in Fayetteville, AR. I recently graduated from college and I am currently working a 9-5 unrelated to my degree (go figure). I am spending mos...

Hello BP,

Among other criteria, I am targeting homeowners with >50% equity in the Philadelphia area. Should I be mailing yellow postcards to owner occupied or non-owner occupied properties?

I noticed...

Hi everyone,

I'm encouraged by the wealth of knowledge that people on this site are sharing with each other. Seems like a great community!

As a first time investor I'm looking to acquire my first proper...

In my introductory post, I mentioned briefly that my career in the Marine Corps will most likely bring me to the Jacksonville, NC real estate market (Camp Lejeune) within the next couple months. I have been trying to ...

Has anyone ever painted over wallpaper with success? The only reason I ask is painters in my neck of the woods charge between double and triple extra to remove it, compound, and then paint.

This is a house in a midd...

Inspired by @Brian Burke's harrowing story of surviving the economic meltdown, I'd love to learn what other lesson's people gained through that time.  Many survived, some thrived, lost it all... While I don't think we...