If you're planning to renovate or build a new kitchen, you're in luck because there are so many exciting design ideas and innovative features to consider. Whether you're a passionate cook or simply enjoy spending time...

I am looking at a property to purchase with a 203k loan in the Quad Cities area particularly Davenport, IA.  I am hoping to purchase a home rehab it, live there a year, then sell or rent it.  I have a property in mind...

I just read a Florida foreclosure appeal decision I thought was pretty interesting.  It seems MST brought a foreclosure action on its first lien mortgage and obtained a $183k final judgment.  It must have been a fairl...

I received Allen Financial Services information through facebook, they are out of San Antonio Texas.  I have not been able to find much about them outside of their website. I am weary to give anyone financial informat...

Appraisal Risks – Part 2: What Do You Mean the Appraisal is “Too Good”?
This is part 2 of a 2-part series on appraisal risks. In Part 1, we discussed what to do if an appraiser undervalues your property. In Part 2, ...

My business partner and I currently hold an investment property in our names via an unsecured note. Our initial financing attempt through the broker channel collapsed a week before closing, so we pivoted to a local ba...

Lessons I learned the hard way so you don't have to.
Leverage Seller Motivation for Better Financing Terms:

One of the crucial lessons I learned during this purchase was the importance of recognizing seller motiva...

We can agree that credit is tight in the current mortgage climate, right? Even for owner occupants with good credit, it would seem that banks are looking for reasons NOT to extend mortgage loans. Of course, investor...

When does one plus one equal WAY more than two? Real estate partnerships! On this episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with two real estate investors (Jay Helms and Tim Kelly) who were attempting to build...

I was wondering if anyone had a sense on the construction costs of modular homes, and if they knew how accurate these estimate calculators are on builders sites. I am in Maryland, and some of these calculators are spi...