Ted Schmidt
Paradigm shift in mortgage lending opens opportunities for rent to own.
A fundamental change in the way mortgages are regulated took affect earlier this year. Provisions of the Dodd Frank Law created the ATR (Ability To Repay) rule and QM (Qualified Mortgage) safe harbor. If the lo...
Bryan Hancock
Why Do Banks Want "A Relationship" If They Want To Reduce Concentration Risk?
I recently read a piece by a popular author that observes real estate investors are gypsies when it comes to getting loans. They generally roam from lender to lender to get the best deal at the time for their situati...
Nicholas Varner
Landmark Victory for Privacy, Home Owners, and the Constitution
Landlords scored a victory last month in the State of Ohio. The decision Baker v. City of Portsmouth a landmark victory for property ownership rights and the fourth amendment. Municipalities all over this country are ...
Ryan Grothe
Property Flipping waivers for FHA financing will no longer be eligible after 11:59pm on December 31st, 2014
What’s NewExpiration of the Federal Housing Administration’s Property Flipping WaiverToday, the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Office of Single Family Housing announced that the temporary waiver of FHA’s regul...
Noel Walton
Alabama House
Hi all,We'd love your input and advice on what to do in our situation. We currently own and rent out a small townhouse in AL (close to military base). We originally bought this house when we lived there (thinking i...
Jack Willis
Social Networking Off the Network
Hi AllMany people have decided to live without social media and to forgo the whole enterprise (myself included). Unfortunately, this means missing out on a robust set of tools. I'm interested in how folks in the BP co...
Jeff Tumbarello
"Derivatives" on any financial institution's books means OPM
This guy "got it" early on the high-risk arena and spoke well to the problem in early 2008. I have no idea where he's been since, but he runs some sort of investment outfit and seems to have survived so far.
The sam...
Charlie Clough
New Member from Chicago, IL
Hi Everyone,I'm currently working on buying my first investment property in Chicago (owner occupy multifamily). I'm originally from West Des Moines, IA area and a University of Iowa alum. I'm an avid Biggerpockets pod...
Robb Colley
Another reason to invest in Montgomery AL
Military & DODIn Montgomery, the military community contributes an estimated $2.6 billion to the local economy annually and represents 68,473 people (nearly 20% of our population). This number represents act...
Jake Didion
Increasing Rents on Section 8 Tenants
These 12 units are all next to one another. Everyone is currently paying $450-$475 per month and occupy has always been high. The average renter has been their for 3 years. The market indicates that I can get $550-$57...