I’m planning to buy an investment home that is already rented. The tenant lease expires in a year. What do you think? Should I go for it?Thanks!

So I'm a freshly minted real estate associate, planning my strategy for interviewing brokers.  Over the last few hours, I've put together a list of questions that I would like to ask each potential broker, and I would...

I've been a long-time member of BP but have recently retired from a long career in the Financial Services industry.  Demands of that job kept me from being more active in REI than I desired (within the past couple yea...

Hey everyone! After listening to BP and other finance/real estate podcasts, I finally decided to get myself in gear and get active on here. I am currently looking to buy my first house in Colorado Springs, CO where I ...

China said to be buying U.S. mortgages

The China Investment Corp. is set to invest up to $2 billion in mortgage-backed securities because it considers the housing market set for a recovery.

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Agents share your thoughts pleaseWe are looking to change our business model to pay more not less to investor grade real estate agents (Realtors) bringing us deals on distressed property opportunities. What about othe...

We have one property now and closing on a duplex next week. So far we have done everything old school—hand delivered leases, we pick up the rent, we keep spreadsheets for everything, etc. What do I need to focus on fi...

Wondering if you offer Netflix (or any other streaming service) for free or do you just have it available to the renter? We thought about leaving our TV’s logged into our accounts for the free service as an added perk...

I seem to be getting quite a few offers recently from banks offering me credit cards with initial cash back bonuses.  Spend $4,500 in the first 90 days and get a $500 cashback bonus.  Spend $500 in the first 90 days a...

I'm looking at buying a property to house hack that needs an extensive rehab. I'm looking into using the 203k program so I don't have to pull the rehab funds out of my savings. Plus I plan on doing a good bit of the w...