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Paid cash for my first house then financed my last two with the same broker. Right now he can get me 4% while Sebonic claims they can get me 3.7%. Their reputation is meh, though. As an alternative, I could get 3.87 f...
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Anybody ever lent a small chunk of money (~10k) to a HML Lender who in return will combine smaller loans and lend as a HM loan in 1st position.
What are the drawbacks? I can imagine that there is little to no protecti...
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I know that lease-options or rent-to-own in Texas are basically illegal (or at least strictly prohibited), but people are still advertising properties for sale on lease-option and rent-to-own in San Antonio. So I have...
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I'm just wondering, I'm new to investing, and I was just wondering if their is a strategy to network at these meetings. I feel like the majority of people their ignore new investors.
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When doing whole sale real estate is pre forclosed homes a good idea?
Is there a checklist for what I should ask for during due diligence in regards to a duplex?
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Question: Can I form an LLC in Texas, transfer the title to my personal home, mortgage in my name, to the LLC and let depreciation and expenses flow through to me personally? In other words, rent the house that my LL...
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Hello, I found a county that has downloadable link for GIS data. When I unzip the file I see main file is: data.rar. Is there specific program to open that file type or is there way to import it into google earth? I ...
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Interesting article from Managing REO. Requires free registration.
Interesting quote from article
"“I think everybody overestimated the borrower’s desire to do a short sale versus living for free until a foreclos...
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Dear BP family,As an investor I'm interested in paying as low as possible for a deposit.But a contractor obviously wants as much as possible justifying that he needs to buy materials and pay his workers.What is the be...