Hello Fellow BP'ers and especially Detroiters,I am an architect and an RE investor from Israel.Although I have been involved in the building industry for around 20 years, (mainly as an architect but also with RE inves...

So I've been working with a seller facing tax lien foreclosure and were finally about to close and she can't find her trust documents in order to clear tittle. ( Her husband passed away and gifted her the property in ...

Short Sales Plan closer to finalization

According to a US Treasury spokeswoman, The Treasury will soon finalize the long awaited plan to expand its incentives for mortgage companies to use "short sales" as a way to s...

What caused the vacant schools?

Kansas City is not the only metropolitan city that has closed schools in recent years; Detroit, Philadelphia, and Chicago all closed a large number of schools as well. Unli...

It has been almost 10 yrs since the last recession started.  Many of us have not been through a downturn.  Can some more experienced members tell us what to expect if we own notes and give suggestions on recession-pro...

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to ask you guys do you use stainless steel appliances in a c-class neighborhood rentals? My contractor is urging me to go with black appliances which was my original choice but I want to attain a...

Hey everyone,

If you had hypothetically around 85,000 cash would you use hard money for your flips or just use cash to avoid the inspection costs with appraisal,points,and loan carrying costs??

I like the idea of ha...

Howdy. I'm looking for recommendations on which vehicle I should use to stash some funds to be used at a later time. Let's say it's more than 10k but less than 200k. A friend suggested municipal bonds but I'm not sure...

There are some improvements here, like reusable applications and protections for domestic violence victims. One of my greatest concerns is population density. By adding these ADUs in already-dense neighborhoods, I wou...

Hi everyone, I’m currently a new investor wanting to purchase my first rental property. I live in a Suburb outside of Saint louis and I’ve found homes in the saint louis area fully turn key renovated property single f...