Jessica Hughes
Dallas county suspending evictions 60 days for COVID19
I am a newer landlord (2 properties in Dallas County) and so far everything has gone well with my tenants.
I am concerned with the county wide shut down order for COVID19 and the announcement that evictions are susp...
Saul Garcia
Own a home fha loan. I want to buy an investment homewithlittle$
I'm stcok here I have a house with fha loan I got $10,000 to buy an investment property but banks are asking for 20% down. I just want to put around 3-5 %. Can I tell them that I want to move to the new house and buy ...
Brian Boodoosingh
Local lenders who do 5% down occupied loans on small multis?
Hey Cleveland folks!Looking for my second 2-4 family multi in Cleveland currently - looking to owner occupy it for a year or so before looking for a third. On our first duplex, we put 20% down (which was fine at the t...
Bob Chang
Handicap Parking Enforcement
I have quadplex with an 7 spot parking lot and was asked by a tenant to make one of the spots reserved for handicap vehicles. I don't have an issue doing so but have a couple questions and looking for anyone's experi...
Justin B.
After Seven Lean Years, Part 1: US Residential Real Estate: The Present Position And Future Prospects
The broad context of this analysis is straightforward: an economy based on ever-rising consumption falters when real household incomes stagnate or decline. Real income for the bottom 90% has been stagnant fo...
Emily Smith
FHA Loan and FHA Refinance
Hi,
The Federal Housing Administration has long been a channel where borrowers who fall within the guidelines can turn to get a loan. The FHA loan allows borrowers who qualify for the program to put less money down,...
Mario J Perez
The Fed, Treasury Bonds and Interest Rate
I recently read that the Federal Reserve recently purchased 600 million in Treasury Bonds; dubbed QE2. How does it help keep interest rates low?
Tom Bjork
Banks always seem to get it wrong
Over the past 4 years, banks were lending non-stop to anyone breathing using no doc loans at high ltvs. Now market prices have fallen, ltvs are more stringent, and now banks are hesitant to lend. Go figure a bank's me...
Huso Akaratovic
Interest rate on investment property? Hmm..
Greetings folks, I am attempting to finance a rental property. I have never taken out a loan on a rental property before, since I’ve always paid cash for it. I am trying to scale my business up and not spend all my ca...
Leo R.
Are we on the verge of a wage / price death spiral?
Hey folks,
I'm interested to hear the BP community's thoughts on whether we could be on the brink of a wage / price spiral in the U.S.
A wage / price spiral occurs when wages increase (which is occurring), and those...