Has anyone had any luck negotiating with lenders on a short sale? I currently have an offer on a house and the sellers lender won't put anything in writing just tell the agent the offer should be higher and to respond...

I have read in many different books/articles the Pro's of assigning real estate purchase agreements. It seems like a simple enough strategy for people to get started in real estate who may not have enough money for a...

Hello all,

I'm hoping to pick your brains about some things I don't understand when researching foreclosures, particularly county foreclosure auctions.

What I *think* I understand so far is that typically the bank ...

I own a property in Austin that I want to sale pretty soon within the next two or three months, but I'm not sure how much I should ask for it. But first, let me run down some facts:
1) The house is in one of the TOP ...

We have a Co-op apartment that used to be our primary residence but now being kept as a rental. We are debating whether to sell it now to take advantage of the 2-out-of-5-year rule on capital gain tax exclusion, or to...

Good afternoon everyone!Me and a business partner are in the process of forming our LLC, in Dallas Texas, which will own all properties we buy and hold in order to build equity.Due to low investment capital up front, ...

Always lots of debate on BP about whether REIs should get their real estate license. Well as a newbie, I made it a priority to do so and I'm pleased I went through the process. I'm now interviewing brokers to dete...

So I'm finally taking this a little more seriously and I've hooked up with a contractor and his wife who happens to be a real estate agent.   I have no experience. Period.He has been in construction for 15 years, has ...

I'm wondering how the sale price of a property is affected by the rental history cash flow.If my property generates $50k / year, how much value does that add to the list price of the property?Happy to fill in any requ...

Wondering if anyone has experience with using a Delaware Statutory Trust to complete a 1031 exchange? Any insight on pro's/con's would be amazing.