I just finished watching The Big Short, a movie about the real estate bubble.  I enjoyed the information in the movie but I was very let down by the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that subprime mortgages w...

Hi Guys! I am planning to buy a duplex using FHA loan so I can make a downpayment of 3.5%. Is it possible to keep the one unit vacant and not live in there? I just want to have the benefits of the low downpayment. (ho...

Bought my first deal and now its rented! I have a full time JOB, I'm a very busy single mom and now I'm a full time LandLady :) Here are the #'s:Purchase Price: $78,900Down Payment: $7890Repair Costs: $1200PITI: $585R...

Hey folks - I'm thinking of switching up how I do my checking accounts for my rental properties and I'd love to hear from some of you who have multiple different properties. Right now - we run most of the income/expen...

Hi all,
It seems to me that everyone I've talked to is waiting for the bubble to burst. Investors, people who are trying to buy their first home or people who want to trade up but can't right now.
If the market drop ...

Hi all -I've been a long time lurker on BP and am happy to say I've listened to every Podcast and read as many posts as I can.  My passion for real estate started with rehabbing because I love turning old run down pro...

Hey everyone,I just recently bought a rehabbed property in KS, MO. my PM just informed me that someone is interested in renting the property. This individual just hit a jackpot and wants to pay the one year rent upfro...

Hi everyone,

I listened to a webinar the other day that had an interesting idea. They called it residential backflipping. I'll try to lay out the basics from that webinar here (this is what Peter Conti and Jerry Nort...

*Disclosure I am speaking to an attorney on the matter this week, but wanted to share and see if anyone has had a similar experience or knowledge in this matter?So unfortunately my contractor was late in getting me a ...

Oops, my mistake. I thought they were going to give Landlords a break . . . Instead of easing the Eviction Moratorium to help Landlords, Instead of Providing Landlords with financial assistance, WA State and soon othe...