Mortgage rates changed course last week with average 30-year FRMs falling by as many as ten basis points to close at 6.35%, and average 5/1 ARMs slipping by six basis points, to close at 6.18%.

This reversal ...

Hi Everyone,My parents have a $200K junior lien on a house valued at about $1M.  My parents also have a $200K court judgment for a judicial sale on the property against this lien, but they have not exercised that judg...

The Leading Index of Economic Indicators has been a pretty good indicator of a decline in economic activity, since it was published. The index uses nonfarm payroll employment, the unemployment rate, average hours work...

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I’m new to investing and I’ve been chomping at the bit to find a good way to start. Right now capital is at a minimum and I’m improving credit so while I start saving money and networking wit...

Hello! I am new to real estate as well as biggerpockets.com. I am hoping for some advice/ direction on ways to identify the best areas in the country for buying to rent or buying to rehab/ sell. Is there an efficient ...

As I hear day after day about rising prices and the biggest jump in real estate price indeces since 2006, I wonder how much of the measured increase is not actually due to an improvement in the market, but due to p...

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I am in the process of buying a property that is a bank owned (REO). Initially I gave the offer for thirty two thousand though the asking price was forty four thousand. The bank accepted the offer.However yesterd...

Is there an approximte # of recent sales needed to get a good ARV?

Applicant views a house we just listed. He's very interested and has "cash in hand" to move in today. I know this guy personally because he applied to rent from me a couple years ago. He had a good application but dec...

I'm looking at this property that states it is 3 bedrooms.  It appears that way, but after looking closer, one room has a custom made "closet" in an open space.  It also has no door and is, in my opinion, a bonus room...