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I am trying to help my daughter purchase her first home. She will have the ability to pay the mortgage but I'd like to help her with the downpayment. I was interested in thoughts of whether it would be better to use a...
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Hello BP community,I am in the process of screening tenants to rent out my first rental property so I am a novice landlord. Would you rent to a tenant who had filed chapter 7 bankruptcy 2 years ago for medical reasons...
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hello all any help needed. how does buying a home subject to actually work. I understand that if they have so much left over on the property then the buyer will pay this for so long, but does that mean they pay off th...
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I'm looking for a more convenient way to collect rent that will accept cash. My tenants (less than 5 units) usually pay with a money order in person, but I'd like to have another option that also doesn't require a ban...
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Trust deed investments have been growing in popularity among retirees, and most rapidly in the markets that saw the fastest recovery after the 2008 meltdown. Particularly in one’s own real estate market, where one is ...
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Hi BP!I just applied for a HELOC at a major US bank and it turned out they can only offer me a ridiculously low 20% LTV...Here is my situation:1. I own a house (primary residence) which is appraised by the bank at $2 ...
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I've read a lot of the forums but haven't found my situation.
I'm credit worthy 716 was my recent score when I switched credit cards.
Strategy is buy / hold long term rental. Price targets 80K to 120K.
I have about ...
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I am looking to obtain a mortgage to begin my purchasing my first property. I do not have great credit. I am somewhere around 600 credit score. My current strategy is to obtain a mortgage for a townhouse for me to mov...
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Can I get an idea of terms people have out there for lending on small multi-family properties in south FL? What I am hearing locally is a little high (interest and points), so I'd like to know what others have seen. L...
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This is my first post and I have never been involved in real estate investing before. So here's the situation. A friend , who is about to move overseas for a job, lives in a nice condo in Arlington. The value of the p...