Hello everyone, this is an amazing site, I learned a ton here and I hope you can help me with my dilemma today...  My dad will be moving to SE Michigan (Metro Detroit). He wants to buy a duplex so he can live in one u...

I've run into an interesting situation in trying to buy an REO property and wanted feedback to see if anyone has experienced something similar, knows what happens next, or can offer any kind of guidance on how to land...

We are set to close on our first investment property in mid-April.  The unit it is a duplex with one of the units rented by a tenant for about 6 years. We were under the impression that the tenant was paying $650 per ...

Can I use a standard purchase agreement on a probate property, where the administrator has full authority, no bond,in California?

So, what do you think?  A true beauty, I know.The inside is getting better.  We're rehabbing.  What I want to do is increase 'curb appeal'.  A few options I'm considering:1. Painting the brick2. Pulling the shingles a...

We are working with a seller in foreclosure. There is quite a bit of equity in the home and it only needs minimal upgrades and repairs. The foreclosure sale date is fast approaching...only a few days left. The s...

I'm sure we all know central bank rates are quite low in Canada and the US, and I don't want to get burned if they go up in real terms at some point. When considering buying a property, do you make any allowance for i...

I’m interested in buying a rental house in Phoenix area and use it myself perhaps May thru October and rent in prime vacation season Nov thru April to tourists or snowbirds from up north that flock to Phoenix in the S...

I was curious if the following scenario is possible (and legal of course)....If I were to purchase a property using an FHA loan, live in the property for the required one year, then refinance out of the FHA loan into ...

Tenants lease is up on the 31st (next Monday). They have been overly-entitled and argumentative throughout the lease.  We have the home on the market to sell and their lease states that they will allow us to show it w...