http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2014/12/21/detroit-blight-neighborhoods/20705355/Just read this article about a Detroit man hanging in there and trying to make the city better.  At the end of th...

My sister lives out of state and has a couple of rental properties. She unintentionally let her insurance policy lapse and would like to add it back but her agent said her company is not writing new business right now...

You can spin the increasing debt as "consumer confidence," alongside manipulated statistics such as "lowest unemployment rate" (look around you, do you really think we don't have an employment problem when all the hea...

Hi,I'm Meryl, long time lurker first time poster. I'm a partner in a company that does full on rehab projects, flips and buy and hold on both residential and commercial property. I appologize if it takes me a while to...

Here is an article about a bill the Senate drafted.

"Washington's housing fix taking shape"
http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/02/news/economy/housing_bipartisan_draft/index.htm?postversion=2008040306

These are two poin...

Thoughts on how Zillow is going to evolve? I believe they are going to redefine the sales and mortgage process over time due to their long marketing reach.

Could we see another substaintial downturn in the market?

It's funny how quickly the media swung after Monday's huge gain. Everyone said how it was over sold and this was due. They expected the market to float closer...

This post is not intended to elicit normative value statements on whether the secession of Texas from the Union is right or wrong but rather to explore the early and potential implications on real estate.For those not...

I was following a foreclosure auction and I noticed that the plaintiff was a HOA. There appears to be an outstanding mortgage on the property. At the end of the Final Judgement there is a notice in bold and underlined...

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Youngstown.

Purchase price: $67,500

Cash invested: $21,000

Sale price: $67,500

Purchased this Duplex for $67,500 using...