Nearly all of my rentals are financed with commercial loans that balloon in 7 years.  I have a very good interest rate of 4.75% and with a 25 year amortization.  All of these loans will balloon around the same time as...

When you go to seller appointments and take photo's, how do you present them to your buyers list? What are your buyers expecting from you? Are they buying just based off your photos? Do you bring out all your buyers t...

Hi I am looking to see if anyone has any creative ideas here for me on my rental business and financing.

I'm doing RE investing in Los Angeles.

I have a business that has been going for about 3.5 years now where I b...

Hi All -I am new to BP but love Podcast and the Site.    I have been vacation renting my previous primary home for about 5 years now.  It has cash flowed from the beginning.  The area I am in is beautiful (especially ...

With only a 3.5% down payment and a 580 minimum credit score requirement, many critics believe FHA loans are encouraging another crisis. In the U.K. and in Germany for example, home ownership is only for those who can...

I will be inheriting a tenant who is a retired custom car builder/mechanic and his wife.  Their unit is well maintained, and they currently do cleaning and yard maintenance on the side for other properties.  They have...

Hey everyone. I am 20 years old and currently live in the mid west. I live at home and don’t really have any bills and right now have saved up a little over $20,000. I wanted to get to $30,000 before starting my home ...

Hi BP,

When analyzing an investment property 3 numbers are extremely important along with others;

1. Debt Coverage Ratio

2. Cap Rate

3. Cash on Cash Return

Most lenders look for ...

So I'm closing on my fist investment property later this month. With the excitement of getting my first place comes the responsibility of finding good tenants. I'm curious what the BP community thinks about two questi...

I recently bought a foreclosure house. It is on a narrow lot with a garage on it. While the house was vacant the neighbor came and dug up the leach fields for the house I just bought. He told me it was to detour peopl...