In northern Ulster County, New York, I recently found a two family home for sale in a desirable area. The house is realistically a ranch with a 500 ft2 apartment above the garage. Condition is poor with serious and co...

The U.S. Government’s HAMP Program (Home Affordable Modification Program) is about to expire. Over $1 MM homeowners were able to take advantage of this program in 2009, which provided a sharp drop in the interest r...

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Got our first duplex closed yesterday. Inherited month to month tenants in both units. One has been there 4 years. The other about a year. Of course the property manager recommends getting them to sign a a...

Hey BP!I'm having trouble with Equifax! Who knows, I may be blacklisted by them at this point! They are flat out refusing to delete my 7 year old CH13 bankruptcy which is keeping me from getting business funding to bu...

Can anyone recommend a mortgage servicing company that reports to all 3 credit agencies? I have a seller held note on 1 property. The buyer wants it reported to the credit agencies. I am not set up to do so and do ...

My tenant will be moving out soon. I was wondering what things wear and tear does not cover? For example, do you typically charge for:

1) rug cleaning
2) dings on the walls

How do you figure how much to charge? A...

Here and there I am seeing folks playing fast and loose with kick backs, referrals, leads for sale, casual approach to bird dog fees.
All of these fees have a major problem with NO DISCLOSURE, RESPA and STATE LAWS f...

I requested mortgage assistance through Chase due to the uncertainty of coronavirus back in April. I have made all payments on time but "deferred payments" were reported to the credit bureaus; I found out because I'm ...

Hello all,As mentioned in my profile, I have self managed a few properties for over 2 decades, but am looking to expand my portfolio in an accelerated fashion, in the short term future.
That said, In preparation, I ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the nemesis of the mortgage industry, is finally under fire. The biggest complaint about the bureau since its inception has been that it has had zero oversight, and ...