Can I use cash refi money towards a down payment on a new property?  And will applying for a cash refi damage or lower my credit score with the new property purchase?

I have a tenant that broke a garbage disposal by continuing to use it with a spoon stuck in there until it burnt out.  They never notified us and the spoon caused the disposal to deteriorate and leak which caused seve...

I have a home I own in Prince William County Va..about 35 miles outside of Washington Dc. The home was giving to me by my grandparents and my mother was living in home when it caught fire about 6 months ago..I need ab...

Is anyone else seeing a growing trend of banks doing repairs on REO’s prior to listing them? Is this another way for them to combat “flipping”?

I'm not sure if this is a legit term but I've thought about this before and then I ran the numbers and was pretty excited to see what I came up with. Perhaps many of you already know about this and I'm just behind the...

Hi Everyone,InspectionI just had my inspection done for my first long term rental, it's an upper and lower duplex and here are the noteworthy items:1. Minor water damage on the lower unit bathroom coming from the uppe...

I've recently listed my rental property and have been contacted by an insurance company that is willing to pay a decent amount more than list price to rent to a family that has lost their home in a house fire. I have ...

I've heard to screen each adult applicant. But in what cases do you reject the whole group when one person has enough income but the other doesn't? For example, you could have a husband that works and a stay at home m...

Hello BP,I have had a rental property for the past 5 years.  The property value is underwater due to the second mortgage on the property.  I purchased the property as a primary back in 2008 with a 80/20 mortgage.  I h...

I am in the process of evicting a tenant. This one is going to go to court, and it is as clear as day that she hasn't paid rent and I am likely to win. My question is, what are the consequences for her post-eviction? ...