Good afternoon! It's been a couple weeks since I've posted. My rental property is now cleaned up and I've had 2 showings with another set for tomorrow. Today, however, I received a call from someone in Texas that soun...

I am a real estate broker in Florida and in Wisconsin and I own a construction company in Wisconsin and I am interested in building new homes and selling them. I have a buddy that is in mortgage but unfortunately we a...

What does the mortgage officer look at the most when determining if an applicant will be approved or not? 

We are closing on a duplex on 8/6 in Austin, TX and there is a tenant in place who wants to stay. He paid a deposit to the seller 3 years ago. We did not think to include this deposit in our negotiations with the sell...

Anyone have a synopsis of what it takes to get a hard money loan? What questions should I ask? What do they need in order to approve a loan? Any tips for shopping around a loan? 

Curious how much others weigh credit history when it comes to your screening process? I recently pulled my own report using SmartMove and there were several inconsistencies when it came to the number of credit lines a...

I rec'd an email regarding a webinar from Daniil Kliman (spelling ?) and I watched it.  I didn't buy the Guru package or anything, but he did go over an interesting strategy which we don't hear about much and that is ...

Hello BP community,     I'm looking to get my first deal currently. There's one I have my eye on that might be a good candidate for seller financing based on my conversation with the home owner. Does BP has a general ...

Do you charge a rental application fee?  If yes, then:1. How do you determine the $$ fee? ... is it per family, per adult, other?2. What do you include with the fee? (e.g. background check, credit report, etc.)3. How ...

what does everyone include in their acquisition cost? Down payment+lender fees+credits+prepaid debits(insurance+taxes) ? just want to make sure i am doing it right