It seems that there is more and more talk about how any future housing bubble will be prevented. Bankers and monetary officials are discussing using interest rates and other means to prevent this in the future.

I do...

Hi all,Was recently offered a commercial mortgage with the following terms. Interest Rate: 5.75%Repayment Schedule: 20 yearsMaturity/Term: 5 yearsPrepayment penalty: 5,4,3,2,1Index Value FHLB plus a 2.5% margin. 20% d...

I wanted to get some input on a piece of property that keeps coming across my desk... This property (about 1/4 acre) is in Denver and has about 5,500SF of building on it, about 4,000SF are old row-homes and 1,500SF is...

Hello!I recently found a great tenant for my duplex, (I am house hacking it) to avoid any uncomfortable situations in the future I told him my uncle was the owner and I was managing it for him. I'm researching online ...

Hello everyone,I am a new investor with one duplex under my belt and i have scrubbed the forums for information on how to avoid the due on sale clause, for those of you that don't know, this is when you roll the title...

There was recently a debate on this site about the licensing requirements to take pictures of a house in return for compensation. In that thread, I had a little rant about the creeping role of the licensing into all ...

I am starting this topic to open a dialogue regarding acceptable investor returns. What I mean by acceptable investor returns is as follows:

THE TOPIC:

At what point is the investor being greedy?

I will use the ex...

I want to expand my lease option business from my Louisiana base to the Houston, TX area. I want to involve my brother and his wife in the business. I've heard some interesting stories about doing lease options in T...

This is my first experience as a landlord, and what a headache this one tenant has been.

When the lease with a pair of tenants renting our condo lapsed, they never informed me that they desired an initial ins...