I am looking to get into real estate investing and would like my first purchse to be a short term vacation rental on the Oregon coast, that I can put on airbnb. The coast during the winter is netoriously difficult as ...

A HUD home is a property that was acquired by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a result of a foreclosure on an FHA-insured mortgage. HUD homes are often sold at a discounted price, and the...

Hey BP!For those of you who have experience with repositioning apartment complexes, what have you found to be the average cost per door or sq/ft to update each unit (new paint, floors, maybe counters) in a B to C+ are...

Trying to determine if I should get home appliance insurance on a rental property. Any thoughts about obtaining this type of insurance? 

Terms in CRE lending that everyone should know...Adjustable Rate Mortgage: Mortgage where the interest rate adjusts periodically up or down through a set index. Also called a floating rate mortgage.Adjusted Gross Inco...

How do you determine if a neighborhood is class A, B, C or D?

My mother just passed and we have all her real estate in a revocable trust.  I believe we need to have all her properties appraised to determine our new stepped up basis. My question is:Is the Value on Death appraisal...

I will be renting out for the very first time this summer. I had a few questions on how to go about it:1. How to determine what's a fair rent to charge? I use listings in Zillow as a reference, but, they are inconsist...

There are many many web sites offering access to foreclosure and related data. Most allow free 7 day trials, then cost ~10/week. Most appear to contain very similar data.

So I signed up for one of them, and it pres...

How does one determine what qualifies as "normal wear and tear" with regard to carpet?  I had a tenant just move out after a 12 month lease and, while the carpets (in bedrooms) were not brand new and had a couple of s...