I recently had a real estate agent inform me that FDIC had required a bank to set the asking price for the property at the loan value and not the actual property value.

Basically the 1 acre lot andmobile home is wort...

Hello lenders of BP! I need your advice, and please don't sugar coat things. If you don't think I could qualify for a loan under my current circumstances, let me hear it.I want to contact a mortgage broker to get prea...

Job growth and new business creation has still been pretty solid in California and accounting for 1/3 of new jobs recently nationwide. I keep reading on BP that it is not smart to invest in CA. I am not sure I would c...

Do most people who flip homes have a full time 9-5 job. By looking at the tv show it seem like most of the successfull flips have owners who spend a lot of time in the house making sure everything is going as it shou...

I own three rental homes in Central Texas. After a recent full remodel, I listed one for lease with no smoking and no pets. One applicant listed two persons and a cat. I decided to waive the cat and we started negotia...

Are you one of the lucky ones that has left their W2 job? How did you do it? What is your advice to those who are considering it? What was your “number” you needed to reach before you left your 9-5?

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Hello everyone!My name is Josue Guzman. I graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in mathematics (mostly out of love for the subject) not really knowing what I wanted in life. After a few months working...

Hello Everyone!!!I hope all is well. I have a couple questions about the calculation of the debt to income ratio for qualifying for loan.. I am currently living with my girlfriend and she pays for some of the househol...

I have an applicant for a a property of mine whom submitted information to a tenant screening service I use that his monthly income from Disability is $1500.00 monthly. My advertised rental that he wants is $475.00 pe...

I have been asked to start a Dallas chapter of a successful national women's real estate group. If you are or know of any women in real estate that would be interested in getting exposure to a large group of women rea...