About three years ago while searching through Craigslist, I found a 3 BR/1BA rambler for rent in Bellevue, WA for way below market value.  The owners of the home live in Hawaii and did not even have a lease or ask for...

Everyone has goals and to achieve them we chart a path, with that we all want to speculate when we will hit a goal.  Whether it is with a number of houses, a set income, or a monetary goal.  To figure out the amount o...

Although it can often be an economically superior alternative to pay your delinquent tenants to move out, it can also be personally and morally challenging out of principle.  What might have been $750 to an UD attorne...

Hello everyone!My name is tony I am a new real estate investor, I recently just sent out yellow letters targeting pre-foreclosure in Portland Oregon. I was Hopeing if I could use creative financing to obtain the prope...

Hello guys,I am curious if anyone else has had this experience: I have a property (SFR, 3bd/2bth, 1300sf, recently remodeled) in the Sunol neighborhood of San Jose which rents for about $3,800 per month. Now, if I tak...

Lot of variables in this question but I'll try to keep it simple. My ability to retire depends of course on an income stream. Current plan is to sell my home and use the equity to pay off my rental property. The duple...

Looking for advice from any mortgage professionals.. I need to get out of a purchase contract which is only subject to a financing contingency at this point.  I basically changed my mind due to recent personal life de...

I have heard a real estate guru claim that you can get way more rent with a lease option that with just a straight rental, also he said you should get a 5-10k non-refundable option deposit.My question is, is that true...

This is more of an informative post than a post seeking answers but suggestions and comments are welcome. I just wanted to take the opportunity to share my experience of buying a house from a county tax sale in the ho...