Jorge Vazquez
Advantages and Disadvantages of Section 8 Real Estate Investments
Section 8 housing is a controversial topic among real estate investors. The program comes from a housing law passed in the 1930s during the Great Depression. At that time, the government was focused on providing high-...
Michael Rossi
We Need a Revolution!
As we already know, because of the wild, reckless actions of the big banks selling derivatives that had little to no worth, the big banks were insolvent a year ago. The government argued that the banks MUST be saved ...
Eddie Ziv
Credit cards - What went wrong?
Today, (8/20/09) the first phase of Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act is being enforced which makes me wonder. In such a perfect capitalistic economy where competition suppose to wee...
Michael Tucker
Fed employee and voucher / section 8 conflict?
Sup BP! A friend of mine was taking a training and knows that I have an interest in renting to voucher tenants. During their course they came across some information that sounds like, "no person can accept two forms o...
Travis Troop
How to verify you can STR a condo?
Hi I'm new and just saw a good deal but how do I verify I can Airbnb it?
Also I feel dumb asking this but how do you search the BP forums for key words?
Bob Asad
How Can You Assume Mortgage When Buying a Property?
Can you assume a mortgage on a conventional or FHA loan?For example, the house is listed for $500k and it has $300k in mortgage left at 3%Could I offer $500k and "assume" the mortgage of the seller?So in conclusion, i...
Michael Rossi
How Can It Be?
How can it be that a man with a GUN walked into the Holocaust museum in Washington D.C. and started shooting, when Washington D.C. has a gun ban? Did someone forget to tell this guy that guns were banned in the city?...
Jim K.
Historical lending question
I'm not even sure how to looking it up, so I'll ask the community. When did the shape of the current lending status of small multifamily begin to exist, that is, what year and in what legislation did the federal gover...
Dave Overall
Anyone ever get a zero down financing loan?
Does anyone have experience acquiring a zero down loan for a single family investment property? If so, with who and was it a good experience?
John H.
Hotel rooms for the homeless question in MA
In my area we have lots of homeless families living in hotels. The state of MA pays about $82/night per family to live in the hotels. Does anyone know if we can set up a house as a short term rental and have the ...