I am unsure if the rate is good. I am concerned about the prepayment penalty of 11k if refinanced before 5 years ( would have paid 120k but 10 to principal) on a 220 cash loan

I read quite a few threads on similar topics, but there's nothing that I found *quite* like my situation.

About me: 25, married, bachelor degree, no debt, pay off credit card in full every month, credit sco...

Oregon is considering a bill with state wide rent control. As landlords, this is obvious an issue incredibly important to our industry.Rent control creates ghettos. Rent control drives up the cost of housing.  Rent co...

Hello BP!My name is Derek Parsons, I am a soldier with the North Carolina National Guard currently serving in a deployment overseas. I am completely new to real estate investing and have no idea where to begin, so my ...

I'm pushing myself to finally take the steps to start investing and stop talking about starting and I want to get my first investment property within 90 days, give or take. I hope that's a realistic goal, but regardle...

This past week the FED indicated a pause in their historically paced rate tightening cycle. 
The pause in rate increases should have the effect of eventually lowering mortgage rates. 
I have written extensively abou...

Hello all,
I just found this site and it looks like a great resource! I hope to learn a lot and contribute more in time.

Anyways I've been learning about real estate investing for the past year now and I've been loo...

I am completely new to real estate but I've been reading books and articles on how to start. I have no money what so ever, but I have a good credit score. I live in New York and I am hoping to start in rental real est...

I've recently purchased some investment homes that I'd like to experiment with.  Instead of renting the traditional way, I'd like to do a Lease To Own or a Lease with an Option to purchase.  I've had some casual conve...

Hi Everyone! My name is Kyle and I live just outside of Manchester, NH. A few months ago I was planning to use some money I had saved up to add a garage to my house. I happened to ask a financial planner what book he ...