I want to invest in my first property, but I have a significant amount of college loans outstanding. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions related to how I should determine when I should focus on paying down my d...

Hey guys,   Been looking around and trying to do some research on debt risk.   The only measurement I could find was debt to asset ratio.   I want to make sure as I take on buy and holds that I am not putting my famil...

Hey guys. I’m looking for some advice. I have been reading about real estate investing for the past ~6 months and I really want to jump in within the next year. My wife and I currently have about 60k debt (mostly car ...

Is there a "rule of thumb" regarding a ratio of income you should get from a rental property versus how much a mortgage payment is on that property.  Obviously you are in it to make money, but is there a criteria that...

All - does anybody have any real time data/feedback on deals getting done in this market? We have been sitting idle waiting for a vacation rental to pop up - but they all seem to be either flirting with breakeven or n...

Hi all,
First time posting, but have been reading and researching the many great resources on BP for a while now. I am interested in purchasing commercial 8 - 12 unit apartment buildings in MA and am not very familia...

What is the minimum amount of capital needed for someone who currently is not working, to purchase a commercial property, such as a motel, with a down payment of 20% and getting a mortgage from a bank, and being able ...

What are your thoughts on investing/doing a live in flip while having debt? The debt includes student loans and car payments of both me and my husband. I want to purchase a home but not sure if it's better to pay down...

I've done a rental analysis on a potential rental property where I'd be charging $4200/month and the monthly expenses have come to $3635(Mortgage, tax, insurance, vacancy, cap ex, maintenance, Manage, HOA). The report...

Bush's speech included a suggestion (?) that people who receive debt reduction in some cases will not owe tax on the debt forgiven.

Note that the IRS already allows this. It could mean that Bush is just restating wha...