Is anyone else seeing a growing trend of banks doing repairs on REO’s prior to listing them? Is this another way for them to combat “flipping”?

Hello all,Currently living in Hawaii finishing up my last year of grad school (I have a little less than 1 year left). Have a family of 4 and currently renting. My wife works full-time, while I have part-time work (no...

Economic Update
(Monday, April 26, 2021)
While the nation was focused on a Minneapolis courtroom last week, there was also history emanating from a Los Angeles courtroom. A federal judge overseeing a sprawling la...

Hi All, I just started working at an architecture firm in Hartford, Connecticut. We do a lot of old mill to apartment complex conversions as well as historic preservations. For those of you who find yourselves into mo...

Hello All, I have a newly formed LLC that I'm going to use to manage my one current rental property and all future rentals that I hope to begin acquiring in 2017.  I just formed the LLC and opened up banking accounts ...

I just received my FIRST social security check! Only $704 because I didn't pay enuff taxes over the 42 years of filing returns.
Anyway, I took the retirement early and this is what I receive each month. Wifey and I d...

I am working on a series of shows for my Podcast and I want to articulate simply and clearly the benefits of Real Estate Estate, but more specifically passive commercial passive real estate investing.    What else do ...

We bought our house a couple years ago and was wondering if there was a good time to think about renting your house out?  When we bought, we bought with an FHA with 3.5 down.  The house was 319,999 and our down paymen...

I am new to REI and have been practicing analyzing deals to get a feel for my ideal price range and rent targets. I am getting no where close to the 2% rule and rarely even hitting 1%. I realize these are just rules o...

Hi everyone, I would like to get your advice on how to deal with an outrageous HOA issue I am facing right now. I own a unit in cental NJ, and have been a owner for over 10 years now, always good with HOA payment, not...