BP community,I live in DC, own a duplex, and am planning to add to my portfolio. I have a full time job, so I'm looking for guidance on online or evening courses for the DMV real estate brokerage exams. Admittedly, I'...

I got a call from a absentee direct mail campaign. Homeowner is interested in selling. Renovation was started but still needs to be finished. Owner can straight out and said comps were 400K and he would not entertain ...

So I've got some information about a townhome property in a HOA complex that is about $4k delinquency for not paying HOA and the other is $7k. The one whose $7k lawyered up and worked out something with the city, wasn...

Need some advice.I have a tenant, the person that I bought the multi-family property from, who is being quite the pain.  When I purchased the house the tenant signed a lease converted to month-to-month in June.  Betwe...

I've been going back and forth with this dilemma for over a year so it will be good to get some honest advice on the issue.

There is a vacant lot nearby in a residential area that I am interes...

We asked the Realtor what the auction price on the property (or firesale price) would be. He said $275,000. We came in at $175, because from the point the realtor gave us firesale price and now, snow fell and the pr...

I know we've thrown around the term "influence" the appraisal or personally I like "assist" in the appraisal process, but this article is EXACTLY why I like to pull my own comps.

http://www.housingwatch.com/2010/02/0...

Currently in the process of purchasing my first foreclosed property in Pa. During title search; my title co is claiming the lot dimensions are incorrect and this issue has been recorded for over 100 yrs, due to proper...

The idea dawned on me tonight that perhaps a good way to gain some exposure and get my feet wet in this lucrative business is to find work with a contractor that specializes in rehabbing properties. I think it would a...

My crawl space has been filling with water and had 2 plumbers take a look. 1st plumber says that the gutter down sprout is broken. He recommends repairing and attaching the downsprout to a drain that leads away from h...