Was up bp,Found a house for sale by owner off Craigslist, that I'm about to put under contract.  "EXISTING MORTGAGE (S): Existing financing on subject property will be current in all payments of principal, interest, ...

I'm considering a self-directed IRA but have a few questions.

First, If I purchase a house outright how do I calculate ROI? Is it simply (Monthly Income - Expenses) * 12 / Purchase Price?

Second, since I pay Taxes,...

Hello All,I run a condo association in Pinellas county, FL, and we had a unit sell at tax auction last year, there was significant surplus funds from the auction (about 8k, the HOA was owed over that and the tax lien ...

I have heard of many investors filing liens on property or on friend’s property in an attempt to fend off legal challenges that would arise from someone identifying this equity. I realize that entities can be used ...

looking to buy a $2M (list price) property on west coast. It will go REO in a couple of weeks. Any strategy tips pursuing bank ? Openining bid will be around $2.2M causing it to go REO with no bids. Any ideas wher...

Hi all, I have a question and didnt know where else to post this. I have a note from my business partner buying out my share. The note is secured with a first lien against the business, however no property. The sale w...

I'm a small-time side investor with just a couple rental properties in NE Ohio. Two rentals are enough hassle for me and I don't plan to buy more unless it's a deal that's impossible to pass up. I occasionally scan th...

What is the worst case scenario when using a hard money lender. For instance if you purchase a property it cash flows $300 and then the market heads south. Now your cash flow is negative and you can't keep up with mor...

What is a tax sale?In the United States, anyone who owns property must pay some sort of real estate tax to the government. The taxes that are collected pay for public services, such as, hospitals, schools, law enforce...

I wanted to ask if this would be considered a viable/legal deal? Or not worth risking my credit score? Or what can I do to make it legal.Home owner has a property they owned 600k and shortsaled 2008 to a friend & ...