My name is Jason Rucker and I am a RE investor from the Portland, OR area. Due to the high price of property in my area, I think I need to look outside of my local area. I am interested in building a buy-and-hold pro...

I know a few people who have shown interest in funding some of my future deals and I was wondering what was the best way to approach this from a legal/tax standpoint. Ultimately, I know I'll need to talk to an attorne...

I am a cash investor managing my own properties in CA. Due to high acquisition costs, I am limited in making the number of investment units I would desire, but do want to remain in touch with the market and genera...

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I need your help. I am planning on a 2 family with a FHA loan. I plan to live in one of the units. I have the 3.5% of the purchase price. I was informed by my mortgage consultant that I would need to ha...

I just signed a contract for a foreclosed duplex at Norfolk, VA using my VA Loan. It's going to be my very first investment and it'll allow me to have the other side pay for my mortgage while me and my wife live in it...

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My wife and I are working on our first rehab and we have some questions about interior paint. Everything I've read about painting when it comes to rehabbing says use high quality paints. With that in mind I ...

We have a property we acquired subject-to existing financing, so we didn't pay much for the purchase. The plan all along has been to hold it and rent it out. It's in a great middle-income neighborhood in a popular, af...

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My name is Andrew and I am excited about the wealth of information I have already come across on this site. I currently work full time in the Oil Industry as an Wholesale Pricing Oil Analyst. Tho...

Does anyone know of a good, cash-out re-finance lender, whether they're a local community bank in Atlanta or other type of soft money lender?  Here's what I'm looking for:$50K minimum loan amount30-day seasoning requi...

I rent out a townhouse in Florida. The house is in great condition, and the tenant has been there over a year and pays on time and is well-organized, neat. She just started dating a home inspector, and he hypothesizes...