I purchased all of my properties on 30 year fixed mortgages (no pre-pay penalty).  I've read in many places in the BP forums and elsewhere that I should now aggressively attack the debt I carry with prepayments (debt ...

I only manage two properties at the moment. Therefore one of my goals is to use my opportunity to focus just two properties to increase my returns. I wanted to gain some prospective on how to eliminate vacancy even...

My mortgage officer told me the other day that I would no longer be able to do a 80/10/10 loan as the max loan that Fannie would allow is 80% including a HELOC. So now in order to complete my transaction I have to com...

Hello! I am closing on a house Tuesday that has a significant pet odor issue! There have been about 6 dogs, a bird, and other caged animals living there.  It seems like getting rid of the odor can be a significant iss...

Interested in selling your home? You may be able to attain a better selling price if you first eliminate any clutter in your home. Taking this step makes your home appear more spacious without too much effort or exp...

There was a lot of talk on finance programs today about obama going for an elimination of the interest deduction. What will this do to owner occupied homeowners? What will it do to investors?
My input is that hom...

I have a rental that is out of the area. We had to evict some non-paying tenants sometime back and the property manager told me that they had more dogs and cats that I feel comfortable mentioning in an open forum. We ...

Are you aware of the potential elimination of 1031 Exchanges? The Biden Administration issued a $1.8 trillion plan for childcare and elderly healthcare, and one of the ways to pay for this plan is the elimination of 1...

I'm putting 3.5% down on my first home and intend to house hack it. I do have some cash to put more down but I think id rather use that capital to do some rehab to force appreciation and hopefully eliminate PMI. I hav...

I am buying a property that includes both a stick-built home as well as a mobile home.  I have to decide whether to keep title on the mobile or eliminate title.  I'm not sure of the advantages or disadvantages.  Any t...