I am screening my first applications for my first rental property.
I have a young married couple who is looking to get their first apartment together to move out of their parents house. They are in their very early ...

Is it public information to see of home owner still has a mortgage or paid home cash, if so where can i see this information, something similar how you can see the sold history of any home.

I've been looking at investment properties, either retail or multifamily 5+.
Banks I've talked to saying 20-35% down payment in general for multi unit.
Someone told me 50% for retail commercial properties.
I said he's...

I bought a Bay Area rent controlled fourplex earlier this year, and while working on a loan for a new purchase, the underwriter is refusing to consider the income for the fourplex without documentation of the transfer...

Are you suppose to send a letter after you have reviewed an application and you find that the applicant isn't suited for a rental? If so I'm wondering about what things are acceptable to deny an applicant. Obvious rea...

I have a question regarding credit checks. I am a renter. This is a position that we are, unfortunately, stuck in for at least a few more years before we will be able to purchase due to past credit issues. We ...

Hello,I just moved to Orlando from Dominican Republic. I am allien resident since 2013 but I have low references and credit history in US. I bought an apartment here in Orlando in Janurary/2014 and rented it. This ...

Oracle Corp. plans to bring 8,500 jobs and a $1.2 billion investment to fast-growing Nashville, a deal Mayor John Cooper’s office announced Wednesday as unprecedented in the history of Tennessee economic development p...

So I've come across a potential deal: A duplex with one side vacant and one occupied with a Section 8 tenant.  The numbers look better than average - the rent from the occupied side would completely cover the mortgage...

Hi BP,
I came across a website that I think many people from the BP community might find interesting. It is a website that people can use to track and trace the history of a home. Upload photos, share stories and docu...