Hello everyone, I'm a new investor in the Charlotte area. I have three properties--two rented, one being rehabbed--and I'm exploring ways to build up my real estate portfolio. One of the methods that's been most attra...

Hello Everyone, I want to begin bidding on live auctions but I am completely new to this. I usually get my deals off of the MLS because I am a real estate agent, but the deals are drying up fast. How do I do my due di...

http://www.contracostatimes.com/richmond/ci_285208...I am sure I am not the only reader to pick up this article.  City of Richmond, California enacts a rent control ordinance.   I am not clear on if and how it applies...

Hello, I'm considering buying property out of state and renting it out. I'd like to rehab the house and improve its value. What type of loan can I get to rehab the home if I won't be occupying it? Where did you buy yo...

Hello, I'm in the process of securing property in the U.S. as a Canadian investor.  A private lender named Direct Commercial Funding Inc. has presented us with favorable loan terms, however, they include a substantial...

I have a potential applicant with a big dog (a Husky) for a room in a student rental/shared house that I had intended to be a "no pets" rental.  I'm told that the dog is a seizure service animal for the young man, who...

This isn't what I was hoping to be doing today, but here goes! I have a tenant in a newly renovated detached mother in law suite, well kept, well maintainanced unit, whose rent of $950 is due on the 10th of each month...

Just drawing attention to something I got bit by recently:Home Possible mortgages used to permit 95% LTV on a super conforming mortgage for a personal residence, up to 4 units. Rules recently-ish changed such that the...

I have just been doing the number crunching on DTI Ratio going forward on these. How is it physically possible for someone to achieve 10 public mortgages? The DTI Ratio severely inflates because the income gained from...

My goal is owning multi family properties. I'm in the education phase of this journey with the plan to invest in the spring.  I'd like to be pointed in the right direction to learn more whether it is books, people, co...