My current REI goal is to buy and owner-occupy a fourplex.  I totally get the numbers. But I still feel confused about the rental market. My big question: WHO would choose to live in a fourplex? Who ARE those guys?  (...

Very frustrated... we have fair-poor credit, excellent employment, and want to buy a house $399k, can put up to 20% down, buying a primary residence, but cannot get even a pre-approval letter.  What are we doing wrong...

Hello All, So i am in this ever learning adventure to better my investments, i recently asked about managing the properties myself, i have always hired PM in the past so far and one very detailed post mentioned that s...

Hi to all investors out there, hope you have any advise or resource to help me out.About 3 weeks ago I paid about $41,000 to a real estate investing company. After I have paid, their attitude and responsibility promis...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are searching for methods to open homeownership to low income borrowers. (This is not for investors) There is a trend to use attorney opinion letters rather than title insurance. The title i...

Hey BP!I've been speaking to a lot of investors/agents in the San Diego market and the feedback I've been getting is pretty disheartening.  I've been told time and time again that cash flowing rental properties near S...

If I have personal loans from family and friends (to invest in real estate), can I deduct the interest I pay to them?  I recently learned that there are some interest expenses that you can't deduct, and was wondering ...

so i am 7 properties into this RE thingy, and have been leaning heavily upon a seasoned mentor throughout.  however, as i try to wrap my mind around the metrics of analyzing a deal, it seems that, well, the "go to met...

Hi BP. If I have a rental property (Let's say a 4plex) and the market crashes, what's the big deal? Won't I still have my tenants in there paying my rent every month, thus I'll still be getting equity in the property?...