Bought the house for 198k over a year ago with an FHA loan and I have a $1059 mortgage.  It is now worth about 245k and I have lived in the house for over a year and want to buy another property.   I was wondering if ...

I'm not looking for legal advice here and I won't take any comments as legal advice; I just came across a property here in Philadelphia for about 30k where a tenant is in place paying 900 a month Section 8. My questio...

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I've got an issue on a property I want to buy -- The windstorm policy on the house cannot be found (or was just not built properly, not sure which.) Either way it's nowhere to be found. For argument sake, let's a...

Hi everyone,So I'm working with an agent to find a property that I could live in for a year (FHA requirement) and rent out after my year is over. I'm using Brian's "house-hacking" strategy using an FHA loan and I alre...

Hi,Sorry I have posted this in the more general forum as well and did not know how to change it to here. Me and my husband are Turkish academicians who are interested in buying a condo in Michigan, as we have ties in ...

Trying to close on our first 4 unit this week. Everything has gone relatively perfectly until now. We got the appraisal back Monday, and although it was at the exact valuation we wanted, and didn't require any changes...

How is it going BP. So I come to you guys for some more advice. At first I was set on doing some fix and flips in Northern NJ but now I am set on the idea of using the va loan for house hacking. I think I have a prett...

Hi,I'm wondering what other Maryland landlords do with their tenant's security deposits. I know it has to placed in an bank account within the state of Maryland.  Do you open a savings account?Do you use an escrow ser...

What is the standard approach when renting to an unmarried vs married couple? My thought was that if it's an unmarried couple, they must individually qualify to be a tenant or else their name cannot go on the lease as...