Larry W Boyd
REFINANCING HARD MONEY LOAN
I HAVE TWO HARD MONEY LOANS (TOTAL $ 150K) THAT NEED REFINANCING. WHAT'S BEST COURSE OF ACTION?
Roy Vereen
My short sale dilemma
I have been renting out my first home for the past year. The mortgage is underwater and my wife and I decided to hold on to the property until we decided what to do next. After finding out that we could not claim an...
Chi Wen
recommended downpayment size
I know there are different rules and personal preferences on this topic but I wanted to see what the general consensus was for my goals/objectives and the pros/cons of putting a small or large downpayment.This would b...
Jessica Bolen
Rookie investor from Canada- help!
Hi everyone! I have been watching, reading, and listening to BiggerPockets for a few months now and I am so motivated and ready to make a purchase! But I need more guidance on what people are doing in Canada. No offen...
Corey Dutton
Another Loan Mod Scammer Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison
Years after the real estate meltdown, U.S. regulators are finally catching up to all of the loan modification companies that scammed these distressed homeowners out of millions. One such perpetrator just had his d...
Diem Tran
CAP rates will compress in Retail and Office Space?
From reading posts on BP, I'm getting the impression that commercial real estate, specifically retail and office space are in the recovery stage. So does this mean that we should expect CAP rates to compress in the n...
Phillip Ludlow
Looking for Feedback
I have a great SFR listed for sale in Buckeye Arizona with about 18 months left on a performing lease. The market is humming along and this is a great area. After management and other expenses it should flow in the n...
Brandon Ramsay
What do you know about tax sale auctions?
I live in Canada and there is a tax sale auction happening soon in my town. This will be my first time attending and wondering from anyone who has gone before on any insight on how it all works? Maybe any tips or a ge...
Robert Mack
The Simpsons Foreclosure Episode
Came across this story about a Simpsons episode where Homer loses his home to foreclosure after his ARM adjusts and him taking out a HELOC loan for I believe a huge Mari Gras party.
"As the evening ended, Lenny asked...
Kyle Meyers
How to tell if a deal is good with owner financing
I recently read this blog post and it brought up some new questions for me.
http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2011/07/21/using-seller-financing-to-acquire-properties-still-works/
The concept of the post is that...