In a world where the housing market reigns supreme, the effects of mortgage interest rates on house price appreciation are nothing short of legendary. Like two opposing forces locked in an eternal battle, the rise and...

One stated benefit of investing in real estate is price appreciation.  However, if you look at inflation adjusted real estate prices for the most part there isn't much appreciation.  There are specific points in time ...

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The other day I was asked to show a friend all the steps required to find and buy a fixer upper house here in the Atlanta market. Not a hard task, but doing it the right way is. That said ...

So I have to put $1,500,000 in a rental somewhere. The option (for whatever reason) is either LA (appreciation) or Baltimore (cash flow).Sure, investors never can agree to disagree on which is best, but the numbers se...

I'm all for gun ownership, I own several myself, but do we have any responsibility to inform authorities of those you are clearly having mental stresses or conditions that could lead to the Batman shooting this mornin...

Overcoming the mindset of paying down mortgages is a dilemma for me.  Considering the low interest rates I am going to refinance a couple of my SFH rentals and my primary residence.  It makes financial sense to me to ...

Hey BP,Does anybody know of a good Real Estate Agent in the Battle Lake and/or Fergus Falls area in Minnnesota? Any recommendations would be great!! I've found a couple of houses that I'm really interested in.Thank yo...

I got a call for a poor old woman that has a tough situation. In short, she deeded two of her homes to her son who was being sued by a construction company. The company found out about the properties, included them in...

It was a sunny day with blue skies and a slight breeze. You could feel the white silky sand under your feet and see the small white caps on the water as the ships began to load up and go out for a day of adventure. ...