Are there alternatives out there to holding reserve funds in a savings account?

Short term bonds? GICs? Anything else?

It hurts me to see essentially nothing in interest on my reserve funds when I know there are bet...

I have an opportunity to buy an off-market 3 family house. I was wondering if I could get some opinions on this deal. Perhaps I'm not thinking of something.Market price is around 400k so I'm hoping to get this around ...

I want a to bolster my FICO score and I have two big accounts that are both current. I want to get rid of one by paying them off:

1. School Loan (US DEPT of EDUC) - $50K - paying $500 a month (basically onl 1/3 of th...

Hello,I am looking at deals in Norfolk area.  Any one knows if zone x is safe?  (No flood insurance required)How about heat cost in the winter?  Are the utilities cost high in the area?Thanks.

Looking for come clarification on the Philadelphia Lead Safe requirement.  Everything I read online speaks of requiring the certification/exemption at lease turnover.  What if a couple has a child during the term of t...

I am in the process of buying my first property in the next few months and at 6 months in the longest. I talked to a rehab lender and everything seems to be pretty good once I get them money from some of my investors....

Newbie here, I just bought a SFR in N CA from Fannie Mae. It's a 3 br 2bth as well as addition(2 br right on the patio, attached to the house). Seems to me a lot of REOs in my area are like this. I just want to know i...

Hello everyone,
I'm very curious what strategies people are planning to use, if the housing markets tank again, like in 2009. I know many of you were investing during the last recession and were able to ride the wav...

This is my first time posting so I hope I'm putting this in an appropriate space.

A little back story: My husband and I both come from long lines of generational poverty and are hoping to end that. We are currently r...

Anyone has any advice on how best to locate contact information for a previous owner?

Tried Google and couple of "find people" sites and nothing turned up, no facebook or social networking profiles, and wha...