As a buy and hold investor I am looking forward to buying several additional properties in 2010. But one question I have to ask myself is whether or not the Shadow Inventory I hear about all the time is real or imagi...

Hello all, I’m working on purchasing my first rental and wanted to know what interest rates others were possibly getting during this time in the market. Don’t really feel mine is being justified at 4.75%. It is my fir...

Hello BP,Im looking to buy my first property. I want to house hack a duplex but with prices so high what are you looking for? Are there any good rules of thumb to try and stick to? 

We've owned a 3 family rental for 10 years. It nets about $15k per year. We owe $113k and it's currently worth $350k-$370k. My wife and I are struggling with deciding to keep it or sell it. I'm a Realtor so the cost o...

Hey everyone,My wife and I are working out the budget on our first rehab and are taken aback by the paint quotes. Everywhere we read says we should be paying a max of $2 per square foot for interior and around $1.5 fo...

What does the BP community think about 1st lien HELOCs as a way to free up equity in your primary home for investment purposes? If anyone has gone through the process, can you give any advice as to whether you recomme...

What an amazing community!  I'm an early retiree from the technology industry starting to dabble in real estate north of Boston.  I'm not super wealthy, but I do have some spoils of the trade to play with.I live in Ma...

I am looking to obtain a line of credit for my REI business. I have received some very attractive offers from companies like Discover who offered me (not my business) $25,000 at 0% APR for 12 months. I personally have...

Hey BP. I’m in the Northern New Jersey area trying to find the best ways to fund deals through either personal or business lines of credit. Has anyone had luck finding a company or institution that provides these fund...

Forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong place, but I'm stuck and I'm not sure where to turn. Any direction would be appreciated.
I'm certainly spending a lot of money, time, and miles on my car, but I don't own any pr...