Hey BP'ers!Looking to buy a house in Berkeley, CA. and have a quick question regarding the property title & assessor records.  My title rep pulled a property profile on the house and it shows as a 2/2.  The MLS (p...

I am in a tricky spot. A house I am buying was previously zoned as a two family home, but the appraiser said the house must be zoned as a three family. My lender will not finance a three family with less than 20% down...

My husband and I locked in a rate of 4.25% on a 30 year loan with a mortgage company. We paid the $495 fee and the senior loan guy told us this was an easy loan to do because of my husbands excellent credit score, his...

[Copied from my post in "General Real Estate Investing"]FUNDING UPDATE:
Hi everyone, thanks for keeping up with me and my undying drive to acquire this property (off-market value-add duplex in my market).
I spoke wi...

Hey BP! So I have a question that I never thought I'd have. Recently I have relocated full-time to Tampa, FL. As many other places, the RE market is super hot. People are buying homes site-unseen and paying more than ...

Hey Everyone! I'm looking to buy my first home in the Annapolis, MD area. I am looking for a bit of a fixer upper or something to add value to. Market is hot and I'd love to find some distressed properties that are 'o...

Hello BP, I am a part-time real estate investor in the Baltimore, MD area. I have wanted to do a post of my REI successes for quite some time. First, I really want to thank the BP community for being so supportive an...

There’s a few of rehab/fix and flip lenders out there offering 100% financing, no money down. This seems too good to be true. Has anyone here had an experience with one of these lenders that promises 100% on rehabs? ...

I am working with lease options and have a question about the final selling price at the end of the lease. If the lease option selling price is the price in the lease option agreement at the inception of the lease, h...

Hello All,

I would really welcome advice from anyone experienced in mortgage brokering. I hold the note on a home in Arlington, VA. The amount of the note is $420K, and the home is currently valued at roughly $450K....