Hi, I've searched alot on Lowes and Home Depot and can't figure out what the piece of trim is that is supposed to cover the white mesh material on top of the brick mortar. It goes on top of the bricks that are about 2...

6 months ago we offered to pay a woman for her home as she was in Chapter 13 and considering putting it on the market.  It has been the craziest process I've ever seen.  She doesn't know how to move the situation alon...

Hola!  We're in FW, TX, and building duplexes to hold and rent. Is there a calculator for that?  We'll build (150k) with cash and then finance (100k) out into a 15yr note. Our numbers are pretty solid as we already ow...

I'm buying a small duplex that needs 20k work, not including labor. I'll be doing the work. Do I do a SOW, just to learn how or do I just track the expenses and hours of labor?  When I say, "I", I'm referring to my ...

I am in the process of purchasing an investment property for rental purposes. The listing says 1350 SQ foot area with 3 bedrooms and 2 bath. On visiting the property, the patio is closed with walls and windows. In cit...

We have 2 homes that rent between 1400-1600 and we do the full background/eviction/credit checks before they fill out the application.  Do you find that deters lower rent clients?  We're looking at a triplex that woul...

A friend of mine says NFCU offered her no money down on an investment property loan.  Anyone else had this experience?  Anyone had any experience with them?  I love our mtg broker, just want to cover my bases. 

On some other threads, there seems to be an underlying debate or difference in philosophy around buy-and-hold investment strategy:  In one camp, the goal is to invest in high appreciation areas, even though they are h...

Sometimes I feel a bit slow.  I've been reading and listening intently x 2 years.  We tried to refi last year but the appraisal came in waaaay lower than expected.  We would have paid about 4k for a 14k cash out refi....

I own a home already. My friend does not, but we are interested in flipping a house. Would she (we) be able to buy a house in her name with 5% down with a conventional loan, remodel it, and then sell in 5 or so months...