I’m being charged 2.85% for discount points at closing on a secondary/vacation home mortgage. Seems a bit high. Can someone please advise?
I live in the northeast but I’m purchasing in SC where taxes are considerably...

I'm thinking about taking a job out of state and renting my house out. I know it would be a lot easier to hand my property over to a property manager but was wondering since this is my only property if it's possible o...

I got this from the commission meeting held in September. Much like what the city just did so too will the county.At their September 28 Regular Meeting, the Alachua County Commission discussed their draft Residential ...

Hi BP,I was wondering if anyone has had recent experience with bidding on auctioned homes in the Inland Empire?  Is this still a viable strategy in today's market?  What does your process look like for preparing for a...

Truly happy to see so many people benefiting from my previous posts. I was thinking for some time about what my next topics should be about and I finally decided to start it off with yield maintenance. When you have f...

Hi, back in 2005 I bought my very first investment property, a 2 bed 2 bath 1000 sq ft condo that I completely renovated. Back then, I was a sophomore in college and this property served as my primary home. In 2007 on...

When it comes to SFH house-hacking, how are folks coming up with estimates for single bedroom rentals? My typical tools for duplexes (Rentometer / MLS) don't work super well in this case since they assume you're renti...

I am hoping to get some recommendations or contact info. for a broker or agent for Landlord Insurance. I am in North Texas (DFW area) and looking to insure a SFR, 2100 SqFt., 15 yrs old. Not sure what else to list tha...

I have a question for those of you who have experience investing in a poor area of town. I found what I feel to be an amazing deal on a multi family property that would give great returns, however, it's in a poorer ar...

hello all,first time poster. I am curious about tax deferred retirement accounts and income tax brackets. I am right on the edge of the 12%/22% tax bracket making just a couple thousand too much to be in the 12%. I cu...