Hi all, First time home buyer with a question on Fannie Homepath purchases. I recently put an offer on a home that had a recent price adjustment. I still felt it was priced too high compared to similar houses in the a...

Hey group!  Wanted to ask about ideas for keeping up with regular maintenance on an 80-unit apartment building in SC.  We are currently vetting the property for purchase.  Accurately capturing the maintenance expense ...

I’m about to make an offer on a latge home with a large detached garage.  Meeting with an architect, and the question came up on the renovation. I have the ability to convert the property to either four or five units....

I live in one side and rent the other, what is the best way to set-up my insurance? My agent is currently saying to push my homeowners insurance liability up to $500k and add a $1m umbrella. Is this the best set-up? I...

Hi Bp I have been an independent contractor for most of my life.  I am trying to understand exactly what a typical bank looks for when I apply for a residential mortgage. What number on my tax return will they use to ...

I'm an investor in buy and hold properties in Lansing, MI. I'm currently holding 5 single family rentals in my LLC. 4 of these are free and clear. I'd really hate to sell one to get capital to do some bigger dea...

I am looking into purchasing a 5 cap multi unit/mix use property. The real play is to find a high quality tenant for the store-front. The other ideas I have is to (1) get cell towers for the building as its taller tha...

Good reading

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/1106b4214044575550

As their holdings of unsold homes increase, Fannie and Freddie eventually will need to drop prices and turn to investors, analysts predict

The bottom line:...

Ok, I'm going to admit that my first thought was the 20 billion dollar escrow fund was a load of crap. I thought it was a shakedown without any due process. I was thinking, like any conservative republican would thi...

I've got a 152-unit apartment under contract and it has an old tennis court that's in pretty bad disrepair. I don't think it's worth renovating, as tennis is a sport that so few people play. What are some creative ide...