How will the actual crisis impact the real estate market in your opinion?
The fact is that , justified or not, the crisis has already hit many businesses including hospitality & tourism, transportation, financial...

Hi Bigger PocketsI really enjoy reading the forum, blog, as well as BP books by Brandon Turner and Trench.  I enjoy trying to figure out what strategies will work best for me.It does seem like many members here are al...

are title companies a good source to get list of absentee owners and or local cash buyers?

Example... Which would you (you meaning real estate investors out there) prefer,1) 15 year loan @ X% that yields a $200 a month positive monthly income on a 4-plex, or2) 30 year loan @ X+% that yields a $900 a month p...

Hello all,I'm an out of state newbie investor looking at a couple properties in Rockford, IL and would like to get some local insight and help before I pull the trigger. The properties i'm looking at look good in the ...

Hi all, was wondering if anyone can chime in on some thoughts I have on a nicely rehabbed turnkey opportunity I am considering.

Great suburb neighborhood, strong rental demand, low crime.

Purchase Price: $90k (recen...

I know a couple of older (70's and 80's) couples who had their wills updated and their attorney switched to trust and charged one $6k and another $10k. That sounds excessive to me.The last older couple I knew had a pr...

Lets see how much thought is going to go into this housing / bank bailout . . . frankly, I'm starting to think that the move to make is to stop paying the mortgage so I can:

a) Get "bailed out"
b) Renegotiate my loa...

We recently vetted a tenant that informed us after move in, they have a service animal.  Actually, we discovered they had an animal in their apartment and probed them for answers since we do not allow pets.  We have r...