I have a property in a small neighborhood with an HOA.  They announced the annual meeting with banning rentals on the agenda.  I have owned this home since 2008, and lived in it from then to 2010.  This is an "amature...

This is one of those confusing tax issues that does not have a short answer: do I need to send Forms 1099-INT to my private lenders, and do they need to send me Forms 1098?Part 1: Forms 1098 from private lenders to in...

I'm trying to close on a commerical refi cash out bridge loan with a lender when I found the following 2 questionable clauses.I asked the lender to remove them but he insisted that it was for the purpose of making sur...

I'm currently in search of my first multi-family live-in property. And I've noticed something that was odd at first. Some properties have been listing for say... $500k and after a month or so of no offers, they'll del...

I had one investor tell me before that they put their properties into a land trust and then owner finance the property without taking it out of the land trust. I had a hard time wrapping my mind around that. Any land ...

Hey there! My name is Brian - I'm a 27yo engineer working remotely and currently living in Philadelphia. I'm super keen to get into real estate investing and have the money ready to go for my first property. I grew up...

What is the purpose of a mortgage broker? Are there any hidden fees to working with one? Should I do my own shopping to find the best rates or should I seek the advise from a broker ?

Hi everyone, 
I am currently analyzing my potential first deal. It is an off market house that hasn’t been lived in for the last several years. It was constructed in 2007 and has a very similar interior to all the re...

As someone who has been learning this business for a few years now, but have been paralyzed by analysis paralysis- I've also noticed a challenge in finding accountability partners... or maybe I'm not looking in the ri...

Hi, all:

Mike from PA.

Real Estate Experience: I'm just a finder for tons of private lenders. I look for deals they might make loans on. They get cake and I get a crumb.

I used to broker asset recovery deals f...