First time home buyer here. I'm trying to understand the world of real estate but the longer I deal with this the more I get the feeling real estate agents are like used car salesmen... shady. I told my agent to put i...

Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.

I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signa...

Hi, I have been into rentals now for about 4 years.  We currently have 12 rentals, all sfh's.  What I am finding is that essentially we make no money and probably lose money slightly overall.  I was very careful when ...

Hello everyone, I have to say I am freaking out!! I got a new job over an hour away and I have been driving for over a month and I hate it! I have been trying to find a duplex to house hack but there isn't much in the...

i have a short sale approved at 340 but have a offer at 360.. can i do double escrow?

I'm trying to retrain my brain on this kind of product compared to the traditional Principal and Interest.  My thought is why wouldn't I do an all interest 10 year loan at 4.99%?  Prepayment penalty is only the first ...

I am using the BP rental calc to evaluate properties for potential rental performance. What numbers is everyone using for their expenses?I am using:Vacancy- 6%-8% this gives me one months rent at 8% or just enough to ...