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I want to get a better understanding on how mortgage rates are calculated. I currently have two lenders trying to convince me to choose them as my lender with 5% down. One lender is telling me they can give me a 3.5% ...
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Of course when you become licensed initially there are so many to-do lists and articles to read about what you should do first, it can become very overwhelming quickly. A topic of discussion I have seen on a lot of th...
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With all the fear that is out there & talks about a recession I'm curious what the BP communities thoughts are on this topic.
Supply being so low has really inflated the pricing in our market (Twin Cities) so do ...
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Hey Everyone,I bought my first triplex last August with the plan to claim residency for the first year. My plan is to do this every year. Buy, claim residency for a year and repeat for the next 4 years. When I bought ...
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I live in Palm Coast Florida and I got a call from a bandit sign from woman in preforeclosure. She got a loan for the house in 1999 for $63,000 and still owes $55,000. ( She has actually paid over $120,000 since her l...
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We have new tenant who has been stayed about 6 months. She single parent, she is collecting money from works comp from the company she worked and disability money. She is been paying good in the past 6 months. Today I...
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I am a current military member who has been able to take advantage of using the VA to finance two homes, the first we put no money down, renovated and lived in for two years and are now renting; the second home we put...
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I am the kind of person who needs to “say it out loud” to people to hold myself to it! I am tired of feeling like I am dipping my toe in the water! For 2023 my goal is to purchase a large multi family by years end! ...
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I currently have a deal under contract for 72k. I’m trying to wholesale it for 90k, but the owner of the property owes 1,750 in taxes for the year 2018. If everything is played out well and find a buyer this would be ...
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With all the talk of bubbles, I was thinking to myself, What causes irrational exuberance in people when it comes to different forms of investing??
It always leads to some bust, and yet it happens over and over again...