This may sound like an odd question, but so many times we hear that (insert name) has gotten up to 1100 units, or has a portfolio containing $400M in multifamily real estate.  But how many of these folks only "co-own"...

I have a borrower (self-employed) who is purchasing a 640k property in Orlando area who has had to clear up unexpected conditions in order to obtain a loan commitment, but he has done what was needed and we're back on...

I've read how people create an LLC for their REI adventures and secure commercial loans versus getting conventional loans under their personal names. To my understanding the commercial loans closer quicker and are an ...

I've posted this in the "Real Estate Success Stories" forum but perhaps its would fit better in the "Real Estate Life Lessons Forum".There is a ton of talk in the media but also on these forums of the precariousness o...

A quick comment about Brian Gibbons, if I may.I have never met Brian but for the last several months I have been following his posts, along with posts from other people, on this blog. His posts have always been well t...

I currently have a 528 Fico Score. In Jul-Aug it was a 630. I paid one of my CCs late (timezone difference / Nov 09) and it obtained a late fee that I was unaware of. I found out literally yesterday when I ordered my ...

I have a question about foreclosures. I know that in most states, when a property is foreclosed and goes to the courthouse auction and you are the high bidder, you own the house that day. In Michigan, if someone doesn...

Does anyone know whether you need to be licensed to invest in notes? I am getting conflicting info. I would like to invest my own money but would ALSO like to find note holders and connect them to institutional note b...

Hello, my name is Sarah Junker. I am young and wishing to learn as much as I can as to how to break into the real estate world. To begin, I have chosen to look into how to buy banknotes then find investors to sell the...

I am first going to say that this is very difficult to write about. The motivation to compile so much intricate information that is held in a mostly emotional state and convert those feelings into words articulated s...