How scary is it to have an adjustable rate? Could it shoot up to 15% interest like back in the past? I'm getting a 100% financed sba loan for an office building, and their rate is adjustable. There are hefty early pay...

I just purchased my first property at a foreclosure auction. The property is currently occupied, I believe there are tenants in there. I have tried knocking several times and no one answers. What is the best way to g...

I was scanning a blog I found here on BP when I noticed the following statement.

Total private-market securitization this year: about $13 billion, roughly one week of GSE-based production. The big housing que...

Hello everyone,I'm attempting to close on my first vacant land purchase to flip and I ran into a snag that I can't resolve with any sort of confidence.  Any suggestions or guidance would be hugely helpful in getting m...

Hey all . . . I had a few questions that I was looking for your insight on. Please feel free to share your thoughts on the various subjects.

1 - Are you seeing a settling of prices in foreclosures (REOs) right now?...

I am currently drinking from a fire house on everything investment real estate.  Closing on my first investment duplex this week and looking for my 2nd.   I hear a lot about ways to 'off set' your W-2 income etc..   I...

CNN: Promise Zones are areas where the federal government provides tax incentives and grants to help communities tackle poverty. Obama first announced the initiative during last year's State of the Union speech.
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If bank is primary lender on a mortgage and forecloses and property also has a second line of credit securing the property as second in line, do those secondary obligations attach to the buyer of the property at a for...

I am looking a 16000 SF building in a historic part of town. I am aware of the state and federal government offering developers tax credits for rehabilitation and preservation of certain buildings. This is one of thos...

How do you get the utilities like electricity and gas charged directly to the tenants instead of building it into the rent? I used to live in apartments and I paid the utilities directly without having to go through t...