Is it true that there is a limit of 10 Fannie Mae loans over a person's lifetime? If so, is that 10 concurrent loans, or just 10 total?Does it apply to non-owner occupied/investment properties as well? This is in rega...

Real estate has improved considerably from its darkest period of 2008/09 and likewise so has the work contractors find. When the housing bubble burst, contractors in general likely found themselves in a survival mode ...

I've been wondering about all the overhead built in to buying and selling. Especially the 6% commission on each end, closing costs and all that. To all my investors and realtors out there - should I be getting a deal ...

After the Trulia / Zillow merger announcement of a few months back, this one is easily the second most significant in real estate this year.In push to diversify, News Corp. buying Move for $950 millionWhat implication...

Call me what you may, I like doing my Taxes on Turbo Tax (TT) so that I can do tax planning and what if's.  OK I am a retired engineer but my slide rule has been packed away.I would very much like to find an experienc...

Looking to buy a vacation property in Florida but stuck on property type. We're looking at condo-tel type properties in the St. Petersburg area, or single family in the Cape Coral down to Naples area. Both come with p...

Hey everyone - posting in the LA County forum since it seems to encompass both LBC and Pasadena/Altadena (Eastside LA.) Hoping to get some insight:This will be our first purchase, we're set on house hacking via duplex...

Ok, so I'm currently bidding for a home on hubzu and they sent me an email asking if I will have an agent represent me. Is this required? Would it be a good idea? Would it significantly cut into my profit margin?

Currently, I’m located in the California Bay Area and the market is hot so I’m looking into long distance investing in a cheaper market (no predetermined market just yet). Please recommend opportunistic markets!My que...

Hello BP family, question for you.So I am about to make offer on my first MF units in state of Illinois ( I am in CA) I was told that I should open LLC and have property under for tax and liability purpose.So my ques...