I am interested in buying a property in Philly directly from the owner.  He has leins on it, mostly from the gas company.  Can he negotiate to reduce or eliminate these leins?  Can attorneys help?  The leins are almos...

I'm surprised that no one else is discussing this on BP or maybe I just haven't found it but can you please share your thoughts regarding today's news, "Obama to back mortgage finance reform to speed housing recovery...

There's a 4b 4b unit we rent to mainly students we rent it by the bedroom. One of the tenants starting smoking cigarettes, not in the unit but I guess the smell of him just gets left over everything in the unit. He's ...

Flipping channels, watched 5 minutes of JB’s first campaign rally.  Says eliminate stepped up basis on capital gains to help lower cost of education.

I am renovating an older small house. The house has an 'off' smell, I suspect from years of renter traffic and who knows what. There is nothing obvious creating it, I've been under the house. I'm wondering if anyone h...

I'll cut straight to the point:I am purchasing a 3 family to house hack and I want to get rid of PMI as soon as possible.  Here are the numbers.Purchase Price: $335,000Gross Income $3600.I have the money to put down 3...

I did a quick search but couldn't find this posted in the forums (only on a few blog posts) - looks like HUD is floating a proposal to eliminate seller financing unless you become licensed as a mortgage originator. He...

According to a recent article by Axios, WA lawmakers are considering eliminating Single-Family (SF) zoning in certain cities, like Seattle. Under the proposed bill (HB 1110-2023-24), quadplexes and sixplexes could be ...

Can a seller hold 20% of the mortgage as the down payment if the property is not paid off? Could I offer the seller $40k higher than asking price and have that profit go into the deal as the down payment? Keep in mind...

Hello, I am in contract for my first Buy and Hold property. Yay!! The home is an up and down 2 family home. Each unit has 3 bedrooms 1 bath. There is limited closet space and each room is quite small, maybe 10x11 in s...