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I recently refinanced my primary home and switched it into a conventional loan after living there for a year. I had also refinanced a prior house that I purchased in 2016 into a conventional loan. I currently have...
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Just read an interesting article in the Washington Post about a home loan program that rolled out a couple weeks ago for low to moderate income home buyers. If there are any lenders out there spearheading this, please...
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So here is something that is coming on May 1st. I just heard about it.Essentially if you have a good credit score (680 or above) you will pay more in mortgage fees to help those with poor credit buy a house.https://ww...
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Hello everyone!
I'm a newbie here and this is my first post so please forgive my ignorance.
My wife and I have made an offer on an REO property. It's a condo and this will be our first home ever! :D
Anyhow, My ...
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Hello BP
I am a fairly new real estate agent and I have ran across a question I have no clue about. I have a potential customer looking to buy, but the only problem is she is not a US citizen. Can she still buy, and ...
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Hello everyone,
I am new to biggerpockets and have been intrigued by the postings that I have viewed thus for. I am excited to share as well as gleen from the experiences of others.
My main objective in the REI marke...
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What is the best resource for demographic information (employment rate, income, homeownership....)...is there a central website or service that you can go to...or is it something you need to find particular to each ma...
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Hello BP community. I just read an interesting article in the Wall St Journal today regarding Wall st firms spending record amounts in single family housing rentals. Institutional investors and some private wealthy Ch...
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Attom Data Solutions came out with a report concluding housing markets most at risk from covid-19 impact were clustered in the North East and Florida. Their methodology: Markets are considered more or less at risk b...
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Hey fellow buy and hold investors!I am curious to hear what measurable tangible metrics you use when analyzing specific sub-locations (e.g. specific zips, suburbs, neighborhoods, etc., but NOT the actual properties th...