When it comes to House Hacking and real estate investing, many people find themselves entangled in a web of misconceptions and contradictory advice. The alluring prospect of timing the market and concerns about high-i...

I got the buyers first and what to say on the phone down. For realtors that can double-dip, they take care of all the contracts. I just send my requirements to the realtor to put in the contract right? From there...fi...

Hello all,Its this guy with a forum post to enrich you with my introduction. I am a 25 year old IT professional. I currently hold the title of Sr. Network Engineer | Project manager. I started my IT career as an overn...

Hello,We are trying to refinance however, lenders are asking that we request a payoff or subordination of a lien held by HUD. We would like to know if you would recommend that we challenge the lien based on the follow...

Hello. We had one tenant who overstayed his welcome (and his lease) last year. Due to COVID-19, court closures, resulting heavy dockets, and attempts of mediation, we lost eight months of rent plus added eviction fees...

Renting a 2 family flat. Parents are in lower unit son and grandkids in upper unit. The house is no up to par, diy fixes and updates causing problems. Landlord wants $7000 plus water for remainder of lease term in ord...

(To see charts, pictures and graphs, you may have visit my BP blog to enlarge.) Area of Analysis: Oak Forest- 77018- HoustonOak Forest is an up and coming subdivision just north of the 610 North Loop that intertwines ...

If you were active in real estate in 2007 prior to the crash of 2008, and held.. how did you survive?Perhaps odds are low that this year is similar to 2007, but with prices super high it's a concern.  Thoughts welcome!

Below are two charts, a general real estate cycle chart (from eric fernwood), which a normal real estate cycle goes through. The other is Case Shiller index top 20 largest metros (home appreciation) for past 30 years ...

I’m attempting to figure out a rough estimate of my purchasing power and want to make sure I am doing it correctly. From what I understand, all monthly liabilities, principal, interest, taxes, insurance, mortgage insu...