My wife and I are in the process of purchasing our first multi-unit property, but there is an addendum to the contract that sounds a little unusual. It says seller will not provide a bill of sale and will only provide...

I have had tenants leave a mess behind, but fortunately none has been as bad as this tenant from Australia. Check out the video. I hope no one has had any issues quite this bad.

http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/landlord-...

Quick background: I'm selling one of my SFRs, buyers are using a mortgage broker to get a USDA loan, which I believe is a 0% down. No RE agents involved. We agreed on the sale price, and 6% seller concessions. Now we'...

So, I have a 2 bed 1.5 bath house in a 5 unit townhouse (906 sq ft), 2 carports, with HOA. I got the place at $175k and I'm currently at $158k and my apr is at 3.25% with a mortgage of $976 per month. Insurance is no ...

Is it typical to have to pre-paid a full year of insurance on a portfolio loan? I was told my closing cost would be 5% but after receiving the itemized list of everything included it’s more like 15%. 

Hello BP,
I'm looking to convert my detached garage into a 2 Bed 1 Bath ADU in the Arlington, TX area. Does anyone have experience with permitting with the city? I read that the city approved 51 ADU permits in the la...

A friend of my brother has a property he wants to sell. It is distressed and the price reflects its condition ($155k with comps in $200k range). Here's the tricky part...he doesn't technically own it. According to him...

Hi Everyone,
I have an interesting situation that I could use some advice for. My wife and I found a house for our family and used a hard money lender, that we have done some business with in the past, to fund the p...

Should I be suspicious about receiving a request for rental application from someone who I have not yet spoken to much less even shown the property to? My gut tells me this is highly unusual especially considering the...