I recently got a  property under  contract for 140k and  had  3  contractors  quote  me on  how  much it would be. Which was over 40k in rehab cost on average.The  bank believed that the listing realtor  undervalued t...

I assume multi-families in Oakland are going over asking, but how much over asking is expected in the current market?Looking at a property in Oakland area near Piedmont, and it's listed as a side-by-side duplex.Thanks...

Has anyone had any experience or any opinions on the Seminole Heights and/or Tampa Heights neighborhoods?  I'm pretty familiar with Tampa, but really haven't ventured into these areas at all.  I've heard rumors that t...

Hi everyone, I just got an inspection report on a rental property that I am buying and have an accepted offer on. It came back with a lot of minor fix ups that need to be done. I didn't expect this many things to fix ...

Trying to get the correct understanding of this process. I want to do a 3yr with 3.5% down and $100/month rental credit.My main question is what happens at the end of the 3 yr period. I am under the impression that th...

Hello all,

Has any one of you ever hired a real estate consultant? If yes, how do they charge for their work? If they charge by the hour, how much is their billing rate?

If any of the BP members is a real estate con...

I am looking for someone who may have an inside number and contact person for Countrywide's foreclosure department.

The reason is I have a friend who is trying to place an offer on a foreclosure and the realtor assi...

Common advice on BP to people who live in expensive areas seems to be "check out the outskirts of your metro area". With that in mind, as someone who's looking for buy & hold properties, for cashflow purposes, tha...

Here are my thoughts on the topic: 

Hey BP community, I'd like to get your opinions on this. I'm moving back to AZ and I'm considering whether to buy my primary residence with a VA loan or go conventional. 1. My reason for considering conventional is: I...