My friend got a conventional loan and bought out the PMI at like 2% charge.  Is this worth doing instead of paying PMI in your monthly PITI? Do you save money in the long run?  I guess it would help on cash flow for a...

Looking to get out of the damn cube! Here to find something that I am extremely passionate about. Would love to be able to help a company manage and/or help renovate properties full time. I am licensed general contrac...

I call it luck and perfect timing.  It was my first investment in RE.  Back in 2011, pretty much the bottom of RE market, we bought a condo in Seattle.  Never set our feet to it, bought through a long-time friend who ...

I posted this as a comment in a thread in my local forum (Baton Rouge), but things are a bit slow there so I thought I'd try a broader audience.For those who have been involved in real estate for some time, how have y...

There are times when the markets are irrational where 1 + 1 does not equal two. Markets can be irrational in the short term, but eventually comes back to rational levels in the long term. At the bottom of the stock ma...

              Hello everyone, my name is Matt and I live in central Mass. I'v recently become very interested (and excited) in investing in rental properties. My ultimate goal is to have multiple properties the genera...

Weird question I know.  But every house I've worked on so far had a smell.  But this current one is the worst.  I don't get it.  We have a layer of oil based kilz on the walls, covered with a layer of knockdown, with ...

an interesting idea that popped into my head has me wondering whether it is creative genius or technically criminal. so i am asking this community  (would be great if a real estate attorney could chime in) if anyone k...

Hello all!!
I was wondering if anyone has used any types of first time home buyers grants or assistance in Arizona before, I'm mainly looking in the Maricopa county and surrounding? What are the best first time home b...

Hey real quick to break down my situation- I’m 17 with a job and not too much capital but i have some side hustles that are about to begin. My original plan was to first buy a duplex to start out but this was way back...