Mike Jaeger
HUD Home
Hello everybody. I am considering putting an offer in on a HUD home in the Houston area. It's a 4 bedroom 2 bath, about 2500 square feet with a pool and spa. Really nice home. It's been inspected by HUD and everything...
Robert Farris
Rehabbing primary residence for sell or rent.
Hi all,I'm new and would like to rehab my primary residence and afterwards, either sell it or rent it out.How do I figure out if it's more profitable to sell or rent?Who should I contact or where should I start?I've s...
David Park
Bubble in Point Breeze Philadelphia
Not all parts of Philadelphia are in a bubble. In fact even when the market comes down it will do alright and cash flow. The infrastructure and basic pipelines are there so that it will be alright, not great but good ...
Lucas Allmon
Off Market Deal Offer
Hi all, I'm meeting a seller about an off market deal tomorrow and he is not interested in going through agents. He doesn't like them. Perhaps he's trying to avoid the commission, but that could mean he's not as motiv...
Will Bachino
Using My HELOC as Down Payment and is it a Business Expense
I'm about to purchase my first investment property. I'm going to use my HELOC as my down payment plus a 30 yr fixed rate mortgage. My questions are whether or not that's a good idea, whether I should count that inter...
Jake Kucheck
How Do I Involve BP in My Facebook Discussion?
Completely by accident, I started a fairly interesting conversation about moral hazard, principal balance reduction, and mortgage payment incentives on Facebook.
Is there any easy way to "upload" the discussion on to...
Dante Devine
Austin Market
My Austin peeps, how's it going. I have a quick question. I am looking for high priced town homes ($300k to $600k) in good markets in Austin, TX. Working with an investor and he just needs a place to stash his money (...
Rob Borkowski
New Property Purchase - Inherited Problems
Just closed my first deal last Friday. It's a single-family home that was a Fannie Mae property in near move in condition. The property was listed initially at 109,000 and over the course of (3) months it dropped to 9...
Anton Young
How to sell the real estate market short?
Please, I know there are a lot of people who will want to argue that real estate is not in a bubble, and/or that it will never burst. We disagree, and that's not what I'd like to discuss. I made a lot of money in stoc...
Brad T.
Michigan Section 8
Hi Everyone,
Do any of you have experience with section 8 in Michigan? If so, where do I find out how much rent I can charge? Also, how do I sign up? I have searched, but haven't been able to find this info yet. ...