I am a first time investor with my spouse and we are looking at properties in Tucson, AZ.  I have been advised by my real estate agent that it is not a good idea to buy investment properties right now.  If I still wan...

Real estate can be for the most part easy, especially if your a realtor. Haha just kidding, but seriously it pretty much is right. You make an offer, spend some money and get money from people in return to live in you...

Hi BP members,
I'm looking for advice whether or not I should buy points from my lender. I have an option to refinance at 3.875% at 0 costs or I could save $189 at 3.125% at $12.5K cost. It would take 5.5 years to ma...

I've rented two homes over the last few years, and I'm interested in slowly buying more single-family homes and keeping them long-term. I'm curious if experienced investors have a ballpark percentage they factor that ...

I own a single tenant commercial property that I bought 15 years ago is now owned free-and-clear. It is in a hot area and has since appreciated 5-6X since I bought it. CAP rates in my area are fairly low (4%) so it is...

Hi everyone, I'm a new investor in Richmond, VA. I've been reading a lot of posts and blogs here. Now I'm ready to write my first post:)  I have a rental property in Seattle that has been paid off with about $600k equ...

Hi again BP Community! I thought I would post my weekly thoughts on all things Real Estate. A brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and/or financial markets.
Today we’re talkin: Homebuilder profits and c...

I have a couple of duplexes and a four unit that I've had for 3 or 4 years now and I'm looking at doing cash out refinances on them.  I've spoken with conventional lenders and portfolio lenders to get some good option...

We have an opportunity to acquire a single-family property from my family and are going to pitch seller financing. This will allow us to rent our current home in a hot market. Hope is to pitch a lease-option and be wr...

I live in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). I purchased 2 off-plan studio apartments in a span of 6 years, without taking a bank loan. I paid cash in full from my saving (proprieties are worth about 300k$ now). M...