If so, what are some things that might trip up a newbie? What if I have found a REO and have a buyer in mind that is intending to use a hard money lender. Do those work too?

I remember having a discussion about Sarah Palin quitting her elected position as Governor of Alaska, and the best defense anyone here could muster was that she was doing it to prepare for a Presidential run in 2012 (...

Lat year while my divorce was ongoing , there were several credit cards that we fought over, who should pay what etc etc this resulted in 2 credit cards going late for an extended period. Also during that time we had...

We've just got a triplex. My family and I are living in 1 unit, and we inherited month-to-month tenants in the other 2 units. They've been renting here for 7 years or so, no trouble. Their rent is very low  - they are...

My mom and I have been living in North Texas for more than 15 years now. The home I live in growing up is now worth around 180k. She still owe about 70k in it. I am thinking about helping her refinance for a couple of...

Hi everyone,We are going to purchase a house w/ my mom and would like some recommendations on how to best structure the deal. Given it's the holidays I can't call my CPA and lawyer right now, so in the interim hoping ...

As a current college student in the Philadelphia area heading into my junior year I’d like to start a discussion on getting started as a college student. Some questions/ topics that come to mind are:- Finding lenders ...

Friends, I'm purchasing my first ever rental property (a duplex) with the help of a friend and business partner. We're going into it 50-50. We've done a lot of research and self-education over the past few years in pr...

I bought a duplex fully occupied in June.  Tenant A is neat and quiet.  Tenant B is a woman that can't do anything for herself, but she pays rent on time.  In the lease and my initial inspection, the tenant did not sp...

Hi BP,Does anyone have experience in house hacking in SF? I'm interested in buying a duplex built after 1979 and planning on occupying the bigger unit as primary residence. The duplex is being delivered vacant, with t...