Following the UK’s decision to leave the EU some Britons have deferred plans to move to a European Union (EU) country or purchase a second home in EU destinations including Spain and Portugal. This isn’t the case for...

The IRS does not allow real property Dealers to use the Installment Plan method of accounting. This means that if the Dealer does an Owner Financed sell, he/she is responsible for the tax liability for the entire pape...

Hi, all.  Do you think you could spare a minute to throw your two cents at me?  A while back, I instituted a "you must facetime me if something breaks in the unit" policy for my tenants.  And this totally doesn't work...

Need help understand the difference in mortgages for SFD 4 units or less versus a 5 units or more apartment complex?  What are terms on mortgages for 5 units or more etc... I'm in Seattle and SFR seems to be better wa...

In another thread, @Bill Gulley and I had a brief discussion on underwriting guidelines. Rather than take that thread off topic, I created this one to hopefully further the discussion. The main contention was whether ...

I've got some bitcoins that I would like to use to purchase real estate. Are there any institutions that will accept bitcoin as downpayment for a loan? 

Every time I read about the strategy of assuming a non-assumable mortgage alarms go off in my head. I have read the whole philosophy that banks would rather have a paying customer than foreclose. And this little vo...

Do adding Solar Panels to a home impact the value? Is it a different answer between impact to “appraised value” vs “value buyers are willing to pay”?You can very accurately calculate how many dollars solar panels save...

California recently signed a mandate requiring most new homes in the state to include solar panels after 2020. California is the first state to do so, but it likely won't be the last, with New Jersey and Minnesota pur...