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I house hacked by the room for 4 years. As a landlord I’ve had some situations I never thought I would experience.I would like to know the crazy stories of others. I definitely have improved a lot my screening process...
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Ok, I have read through the student loans posts and didn't see anything quite like our situation, so I figured I'd lay it out and see what you all thought.My wife and I have about $230K in combined student loan debt. ...
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Politico is reporting the AP story:
"President Bush has dropped his opposition to legislation that aims to calm the chaotic housing market despite his opposition to a $3.9 billion provision, the White House said this ...
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Has anyone out there in creative land used futures contracts to hedge interest rate risk on your ARM? I am wondering what futures to use for commercial loans with floaters past year 5 or so. Selling eurodollar futur...
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I got renewal quotes on 2 of my investment properties in Tampa this week. Last year I paid $1475 in premiums for the 2 houses combined, but the quotes this year came in at about $2200. That's about a 40% YoY increase!...
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I have a home in a desirable neighborhood. Currently have mortgage at 2.75. Could leave and rent out make $900 to $1,000/month.
OR... I could sell and net $200,000 to $300,000, no capital gains.
I am hoping to reti...
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What cities do you all consider the best long term investments? I've had my eyes on western suburbs of Detroit and suburbs of Dallas TX like Fort Worth.
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I'm almost 50 and just woke up to the power of REI. Kicking myself for not learning about this 30 years ago. But here I am, and I have a decent pile of cash ($120K) and a pretty good 401K. So I'm in a great positio...
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Hi everyone,I've got a weird question today. My husband has been working on our ancient 4plex including what started as a small handful of repairs at one of the units where a tenant's been living for about 18 years (...