Hey Guys,I was looking at the tax records in my area, Houston Texas, and I came across a property in an area that is under going gentrification. The current owner doesn't live there but owes about 8k in taxes from 201...

Something I used to believe whole heartedly, several years ago was that the 401k is a scam. Tons of books on Real Estate preach that to the masses, which can unfortunately be terrible advice for those in the middle. B...

Pittsburgh 2007 AWARDS


PITTSBURGH--Most Livable
Ranked #1 Most Livable City in America by Places Rated Almanac. The 379 metropolitan areas surveyed were evaluated in nine categories: housing affordability (cost o...

In case you missed it, the online rent payment company eRentpayment has had  major issues when their payment processor filed Ch 7 bankruptcy and casued a lot of investors rent to not get deposited. This started quite ...

Here is a situation I'd love your feedback on: My first rental property (the Kurt Cobain house) has had a little old lady living there since I moved out 6 years ago. She has been paying $510 pretty much all along. The...

I was told by my mortgage broker that in order for a property to qualify for an FHA loan, 85% of the gross market rent for all units in a 2/3/4-plex must be more than the PITI, otherwise they won't approve the loan. ...

I am currently rehabbing homes in the New Orleans market and have done so for several years. Our typical rehab is an historic home renovated from the studs out and will sell for between $200-400K. Gross sales in 2013 ...

Hi BP folks:So, the definition of  the term "path of progress" is the direction in which an emerging market’s growth is occurring - because progress/growth is occurring in these areas, demand increases, rents rise and...

As a former Active Duty Army Officer, I had the opportunity to invest in properties throughout the southeast since 2008. After reflection, there is one highlight that sticks out since that timeframe, my properties ha...

I will be selling a flip in a few months and will be very close to the 1 year hold mark on the property.Other than dumping more money into the property in order to increase the amount of write-offs, does anyone have a...