I'm running the numbers on an 80k example house in an Ohio market. 20% down works with a 4% rate at 30 year amortization. Switching to 7% at 25 years the numbers go bad. 
Here's an example: 80k house, $800 rent, 54k ...

Hello everyone,I'm an out of state investor and my wife and I have purchased 6 fourplexes in Baton Rouge in the past 3 years, but it's getting harder to get deals that pencils out from the MLS, so I'm going to start c...

I am having a difficult time finding quality tenants. I have had more turnover in the last six months and I ever have. Is there any tips, strategies, or marketing platforms that I could utilize that may be better than...

Most people on BP it seems will discourage this and instead advise reinvesting all profits. I have a situation where i feel it is better for me to pay down debt.

I'm selling a vacant lot and will come into some nice...

Is this possible or wise? The building was built in 1978, wood frame, etc. The downstairs is cement slab... is ceramic tile too heavy to put in the upstairs units (this is a rental)? If it is possible, is it loud f...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- ,The United States is deep in its worst housing slump since the great depression.. and according to a One such place is Punta Gorda, Fla. In Moody's outlook, prices there will undergo the s...

In about 2 weeks, ill be a freshman at FAMU university majoring in accounting, my question to all seasoned investors is, as a college student with very little expendable income, how would you get started in investing?...

I had a prospective tenant give me a the security deposit with the understanding I'd get the rent in 2 days (no keys given). Now that date has passed and the phone number we have been using is disconnected. How lon...

Hey everyone.  I feel like I'm at a fork in the road and would like some advice which way to go.  I currently have one rental (paid off) and about 20k in the real estate fund.  I am looking to get another rental soon ...

Wondering what the typical returns are for private money investors for house flipping? Example: If I were to approach a friend, family member or colleague who's flush with cash and ask for a 50-150K investment, what w...