We are in the process of shopping for insurance for our first 2 unit in Pennsylvania that we are closing on 10/1. Our current broker has sent us one quote already.  My question is, what coverage options are must haves...

BP,Where would one begin to look, in search of a lender for investment property? And, is it possible to obtain financing for investment property without an initial 20%+ down payment? Background: I purchased my first h...

http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINLO16834320081026?rpc=44

Fed to cut as markets implode

Swiss wealth manager Sarasin, for example, is warning clients to expect U.S. data this week to show falling new h...

Which option would you choose for financing new construction or scrape and new construction of housing?

Option 1
Warehouse line of credit at 80% of dirt plus hard costs. Rates are around prime plus 1% with the optio...

I'm looking to connect with investors using 1031. Being familiar with the process of buying under a 1031, I know finding deal flow to fit the clients' needs in terms of deal flow can always be an issue. I moved 52 dea...

REIrail has been nightmare, both in its functionality and in dealing with their customer service. The software itself does not work well, their "deep trace" technology hasn't shown me much of anything on most of the c...

Hey guys, first time posting here. Ive educated myself alot on how to do rehabs ( small to moderate). Just finished evicting one of my tenants and the house needs work. I would have to say moderate work. Me and my fat...

I've recently spoke with a loan officer from a local mortgage company in my market and explained to him that I wanted to get pre approved for a FHA loan. He asked me why I wanted to go with FHA instead of conventional...

Found this article. Thought it might be a nice interesting topic to discuss:

http://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/great-senior-sell-off-could-cause-next-housing-063235194.html

RE investors usually put down what 10-25% and finance the rest when purchasing real estate.Why not do the same in a REIT (or two)? There are some paying dividends of 10%+ right now.Do you make a higher % than that on ...