We have several projects in DC that we need to dig out our basement.  Most basements in DC are too low to get legal heights.  I'm looking for some rule of thumb numbers to understand the costs.Price LF  Footings:Price...

Fellow BPers,I recently updated my rental unit and placed it on the rental market January 6th. It is posted on the majority of the larger online rental sites, Zillow, Hotpads, Trulia, Cozy,etc, as well as a "For Rent"...

I am considering signing up for the course and taking the exam in NY. I am confused about the structure of the business. Do you become a RE agent first? Then broker? How do you find a job? Do you have to work under a ...

If the property has a mortgage/lender, and the loan amount is greater than replacement/rebuild cost for property, is it better to have insurance coverage for the loan amount or the replacement cost?
I understand goin...

I bought the first house in CA ( Contra Costa) - 350k.I'm working as a full-time employee, software engineer, making around 126k per year.How much I can deduct:1)interest (1st year is about 9.5k interest payments). 2)...

Assuming 100% financing at 4 % and 50 % rule (50 % of gross rents go towards expenses) what are typical payback periods of real estate property?

For instance this property http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/...

I am having a difficult time analyzing multi-unit properties primarily because of the insurance numbers.  I have contacted several different companies/brokers in the area and they have all said about the same thing.  ...

Hi all! Interested in investing out of state and looking to get a 2-4 multi-family unit. What would typical property management fees run me? Trying to figure out how much the fees would take away from monthly rent inc...

When you are making an offer on an occupied property, can you request the tenant screening information from the seller? (Yes, assuming they actually screened the tenants.) I've never purchased with tenants in place, a...

Terrible Customer Service! No one at this company knows how to use a phone. After dealing with them for 3 weeks on a deal, not one person of several returned a phone call, only got email responses! After receiving a h...