60 of the 100 largest U.S. cities now negative rent growth, according to Apartment List.Here's the list:1. Oakland, CA -9.3%2. Huntsville, AL -5.7%3. Atlanta, GA -5.6%4. Austin, TX -5.4%5. Portland, OR -5.4%6. St. Lou...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are searching for methods to open homeownership to low income borrowers. (This is not for investors) There is a trend to use attorney opinion letters rather than title insurance. The title i...

About to close on a refi of our personal property. Saving $250/mo plus getting about $12k cash back in closing. Current vehicle payment is $398/mo with about 9000 left to pay (2.5% interest rate).Initial thought is go...

Hello my name is Peter Wilder and I am from Grand Rapids MI. I am currently in the Air Force and stationed in San Antonio TX. That is why I included both cities. I am working on a degree in accounting, and am hopi...

Hello there, 
I'm in Michigan with a Section 8/Hud Vash tenant who has 3 more months on an initial lease.  
Inherited a house from my mother 11 years ago and jumped in after researching landlord/tenant laws in Mich,...

So my girlfriend and I just bought a house with incredible mountain views and are planning on turning the property into a vacation rental. The problem is, the new neighbors suffer from various mental illnesses and are...

 So I feel like when my wife and I are ready to make our first investment happen that I will have this thought in the back of my head like "what am I doing? I still have debt on 2 vehicles and a mortgage." How do you ...

I'm working on building my business plan. By which I mean I've been mulling it over for a few weeks now and I've decided it would be wise to seek the council of those more experienced than myself. Enter the BP forums ...

I should probably wait to post until I'm settled a little bit, but I'm fairly anxious at this point. I have been a landlord for almost three months. My wife and I bought the other half of the twinhome we had been livi...