My question has to do with how much more you can realistically get for a house with "wow" factor.

Say you buy a super-trashed house and plan to do a complete rehab. New siding, windows, paint, carpet, kitchens, bath...

One of my earlier forum discussions addressed the issue of excess bids in Alabama tax sales. I will not duplicate that information here.A redeeming owner must pay the following charges:Taxes due at time of auction, pl...

To all of you who have short term rentals I would appreciate your thoughts and advice on rehabbing a property for a short term rental.  I have a duplex where one half has been fixed up and is very clean and nice and I...

Many years ago, decades actually, people with high debt loads, like us real estate investors, could not achieve high credit scores. The algorithm would limit scores based on arbitrary absolute numbers, like $2,000,000...

This past week the FED indicated a pause in their historically paced rate tightening cycle. 
The pause in rate increases should have the effect of eventually lowering mortgage rates. 
I have written extensively abou...

Economic Update
(Monday, August 10, 2020)

The resurgence in coronavirus cases is sidetracking an economic recovery that gained steam in May and early June, slowed in July, and now indicates a rocky path ahead. ...

I want to get started but fearful bad credit will prevent me from getting a mortgage or rehab loan. Any ideas on how to do so ?

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Island Park.
Purchase price: $250,000Vacation cabin rental in Island Park, close to Yellowstone National Park. Our second buy-and-hold property...

REAL ESTATE INVESTORS AND HOUSING PROVIDERS: I am working on a project to defend and improve the reputation of housing providers and investors. How do we improve communities, and how does government get in our way? Gi...

Hello BP community,

Happy New 2014 Year!

Here what I have been thinking of:

I want to do 1031 ex on my 1bd/1bt condo. Can I use the money to:

1) buy the new property

2) pay for closing...