Dan H.
Poll shows 64% of Americans would welcome a recession if it eant lower mortgage rates
Exclusive: 64% of Americans would welcome a recession if it meant lower mortgage rates (msn.com)My thoughs:- They do not have a good understanding of what occurs in a recession.- Less than 1.5 years ago rates were nea...
Juan Lizarazo
Higher rate with 1% pre-pay penalty vs lower rate with 5% yearly decreasing penalty
Hello beautiful community! In the ever-evolving landscape of investments, I'm curious to hear about the strategies that savvy investors are currently employing. I am navigating the financing of a deal via a DSCR loan ...
CJ Moulton
What happens to the remaining balance after a home is auctioned for a lower price?
Hello All,Recently I have been reading up on Foreclosures, and I went online to look at some foreclosed properties (Auction.com), but there's something I don't quite understand...I noticed that the starting bid for a ...
Chris Igard
Should I buy down the rate and lower closing costs on a new construction subdivisio
Hey folks I’m going to live in this home for a year or so then turn it into a rental. Financing rate is the smartest one to choose if I want to continue to purchase nhomes down the road. Pic 1 is the interest rate pa...
Daniel Vroman Rusteen
Verbal offer lower than other rejected offer but agent asked for a formal offer anywa
Price: $1.2M
Offer: $900k
I had my agent call to see if the seller would accept this price because it's been on the market for a year.
The seller's agent said the owner had rejected a $1M offer in the past, but it'...
Alex Silang
Should I wait a year for lower interest rates to buy something? Why buy now?
Titles says it all. I'm ready to buy but according to Financial Times, markets are predicting 1 full percentage drop in rates this year. I was reading a report and an "expert" was predicting 1.5 next year. That's 2.5 ...
Jay Hinrichs
How U.S. can lower housing prices? And Could Trump look at Broker model as Broken?
I think there is a pretty easy way to lower prices of housing to some extent.. And that is to do away with Mortgage Broker and have all home loans orignated by the direct lender/ Banks..
I personally bought a home i...
Alex D.
selling -- price it high and lower it over time, or price it low and stand firm?
Hi. I am new at real estate investing and new to BP. I'm looking to sell a SFH in Pittsburgh, PA, that I have held for 5 years.
My question is about setting the asking price for the listing.
Should I s...
Buyan Thyagarajan
Need to know how to dispute an appraisal which came 80k lower than the actual apprais
Hi Guys,I need your advice on a situation. I have a 4 bed 1.5 bath property in Norristown, PA around 2400 square feet. The original arv when I did the hard money loan was 250k and I got the hard money loan. I fixed ...
Tony T.
New Low Cap Rates = Lower Return on Money; Should We Cash Out into Long-term Stocks?
Hi there, I have recently discovered that the cap rates in my area have gone from 8.5% down to about 5.5% in the past few years! That makes my (debt-free) property worth a lot more.BUT if cap rates are at 5.5%, that m...