First time home buyer here. My husband and I are looking into buying a 2 bd/2 bath house or townhouse (no condo) close to metro (we dont have a car) in the near future. Our our budget is ~$350K which limit us. We have...

I have a $1m house paid off. 830 FICO.
If I cash out refi, I can easily get a loan for $300k to buy a fixer.
After spending $50k out of pocket to repair, ARV is $500k. I want to further leverage the increased equity...

Ken McElroy says sell off all of your non cash-flowing assets; the market is not great; I must invest out of state; and I only have a HELOC, costing me 8% to use as a down payment. What the heck do I do, who do I trus...

The tenants ‘boyfriend’ leaves the property and oddly enough, another male shows up for a short amount of time. This happens regularly, according to the on-site care taker of the property. There’s either drug dealing,...

I try to avoid political discussions, as they never lead anywhere good in the business world - but this one strikes at the very heart of REI.  Former "Sex and the City" actress, Cynthia Nixon is running for Governor o...

Should I find a new real estate agent?Small Multi family deals are hard to find in Atlanta, not seeing many deals that are even close to the 1% rule. I ran a property I was looking at through my spreadsheet that accou...

Hello BP!I'm Julie and living in Los Angeles. I moved here last October from Korea, and started 'Study' real estate investment instead of looking for a new job here. As everyone knows California markets are hot and in...

Hi! I am new to real estate investing and own a co-op in Brooklyn, New York. I am currently saving to buy a second property. I'm wondering if it makes sense to finance this second property with a new mortgage or a hom...

Having been around since the very early 80's, I've seen a few real estate cycles. I'll freely admit that I did not foresee the extent of the recent collapse. I saw a decline/correction coming, beginning in 2003 - wh...