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I am educating myself on buy-n-hold investing. As part of that, I have been watching zillow/trulia listings, the BP market place, craigslist, several local property sites, etc. I have a question about short-sale prope...
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I got approved on a 150k house and am currently living in another house that I want to rent out. I asked my dad for the gift for closing cost. Would he be able to pull a loan out and give me the money to put down on t...
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My final contingency left is lending. We are past the deadline by a day to do so but seller and seller agent are calm, confident I'm doing the deal. My agent is pressing me to sign off on the contingency, but my appro...
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Hi bp family my name is SeQuann I’m 27 years old i live in Washington DC and I just got approved for my first mortgage 450k not sure how to spend it...I would like buy a investment property I’m really considering out-...
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Hello Everybody,Let me start with I know I need to seek professional advice and I know any comments made here are just the opinion of others, but in this community I value the input of others greatly. So myself and my...
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I am working with a motivated seller who is nearly 18 months behind on his mortgage. We submitted a short sale package to his lender and they approved him for a FHA Waterfall modification with a 3 month trial period....
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My wife and I are getting started in rei in the Phoenix area, and we want to purchase pre-foreclosure homes. In Maricopa county, once a house gets an NOD (known as notice of trustee's sale here), it gets assigned an a...
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hey everyone i went to the bank and applied for a loan to see what happens and i was approved for 150k what would be the best move for me as i have never bought realestate before and have income only from my business.
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Short-sale approval obtained a while back... it's Friday, closing is Monday.Purchaser had something come up and now wants to buy a different property and have his "friend" slip in and close on the deal. Assuming the r...