My daughter currently has a conventional mortgage on a home in Alabama. She would like to sell her house using a wrap mortgage. Does anyone have any recommendations for a loan originator and loan servicer in Alabama w...

Can someone explain to me why participation mortgages are no longer in vogue? They seem, at the surface, to be a logical instrument for long term incentive alignment, especially in today's market.

My wife and I are in the process of opening a HELOC on our personal residence.  The banker said that my wife's credit score was terrible, so she put it in my name only.  At first I thought, "No big deal."  Then we rec...

BP!Is there any way around the usual 20 or 25% down payment for multi families?

Hi everyone,
I approached a bank few months ago and they insist on 20% down payment for the purchase of a rehab that I was planing to buy & hold. At the time I only had 10%.

The house is back on the market at a ...

I am strongly considering opening a Self Administered, Self Directed i401k so that one of the investment vehicles can be - you guessed it - real estate notes and mortgages.With that said, I don't want to preclude myse...

Hello all,I've been a BP "lurker" for several months, but now have some money to invest and would like some expert feedback.I am looking at a triplex in a good neighborhood, in a small "artsy" town in central New York...

I jumped the gun on my latest short sale, and may have shot myself in the foot.

Got the deed, recorded it. Sent the SS pkg to the bank, hardship and numbers were solid. Controlled the BPO, it was favorable. Made a ca...

I'm looking to purchase my first investment property now that I have saved a sufficient amount of cash, however I've hit a roadblock when it comes to financing. I cannot prove income for previous years because up unti...

What do I say to a small town bank on hard money lender? What is the best approach: a letter, phone call, OR applying online, especially when you need to be creative?