This is an interesting read on what the state is proposing be done to correct the lead water pipe issue in pre-1951 Milwaukee homes; more than 70k homes would be affected and some of the costs may pass on to the owner...

Hey everyone! I have a cousin in California who wants me to do all the ground work, finding, rehabbing and managing rental properties for them here in Indiana. I do not have my real estate license but am i working on ...

I'd like to answer your questions about real estate crowdfunding (aka: real estate marketplace lending + investing). Please post any questions that you may have. Thanks!

if a licensed sales agent in CA who has passed the sales person exam, who is not registered with a broker yet, rents or sells his/her own property, does that person still need to disclose that they're an licensed sale...

My state caps late fees. For some price points, this means a late fee is a pretty weak motivational tool.  What if I instead offered an early payment discount?  So lets take a property at $1,000/mo.  My max late fee i...

I'd be financing our first project as a personal loan, but I'm going to rent it, not live in it. 20% is required for an investment loan, but we want to take advantage of the first time home buyer opportunity I have. A...

Hi everyone! My name is Garrett Forthuber and I’m currently a Real Estate Finance student at the University of Texas at Austin. I recently completed the education requirements for my Texas Real Estate License, all I h...

I have an opportunity to bid (by 5pm today) on an HOA foreclosed property as a post-auction owner-occupier.  Do I proceed? Here are the problems:
1). The foreclosed owner has 45 days to redeem the property by paying ...

We are in the process of working on a deal in Cleveland as out of state buyer. While working on the contract we are asked to pay for the Certificate of Inspection as a buyer. We been told that's the practice.Anybody w...

Having lived in our family home in middle England since 2003, we're now finally selling up and heading back to the USA.There's a difference in property values between here and there, such that I'm hoping equity in our...