As an appraiser my opinion of the housing bubble is the fauld to the mortgage lenders. Most of the time, when doing an appraisal, if the report did not come out to the expected market value of the property, the lende...

I thought it might be helpful to post a quick list of many of the common REI questions I see posted on here that are fairly non-specific and have similar answers across the board. While I am no expert in real estate, ...

I am a long time lurker and decided to join the fray.  I live in North Houston and have invested in vacation rental homes.  I enjoy real estate and the different areas, niches... that come with it.  My goal is to make...

Suppose I buy property with cash (to get a better deal, quick close etc). Can I refi with a mortgage and get the same rate down the road?Let me explain. Say price of home is 500K and investor mortgage rate is 4.5%. I ...

Hi there,When searching the county deed & mortgage website, is there a way to know if a mortgage is a refinance, a first or a second? For instance, I am looking at one property, and the county shows the following ...

I found some similar posts, but I also had some specifics that I would like to try and get cleared up. I am new to investing, in the Denver market, and looking for the right time to buy. I believe that we are about to...

I am considering buying my first mobile home park, but most information online is specific to the lot rent only model, and this park owns and rents all homes at the moment. What is the best method for putting a value ...

Top 5 Markets for Multi-family
I always find this interesting in the being of each year and mid year it is updated.
Published by National Multi-family Housing Council the top markets domestically. Dallas is again on...

I saw on the Oregonian that Portland is now mandating landlords to pay relocating fees if we raise rent from now until 3/31/2021 and tenants can not afford the new rental rate.  Tenants must provide a written statemen...

I'm getting close to maxing out the (11?) loans that I am allowed on my personal credit. I continue to find single family and TH deals that I want to hold long term. I have an option with a local bank but they want 25...