Cap rate is an important metric used by real estate investors to compare investment returns between different rental properties, before income taxes and any potential financing. Essentially, cap rate can be calculated by dividing the net operating income of a …

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Cash on cash return, cash on cash yield and cash on cash ROI (return on investment) all mean the same thing: what percent of your actual cash investment do you get back every year. More specifically for cash on cash …

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Whether putting your house in a trust is a good idea depends a good deal on your personal circumstances. For example, one of the primary benefits of putting a house in a trust is to avoid probate upon your death. …

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You're in the process of purchasing a home with financing, and your lender has ordered and completed an appraisal which you paid for. How long is this appraisal good for? If you don't close fast enough, will you have to …

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Buying a house is stressful enough, so the last thing we would recommend is changing jobs while buying a house. Not only will you add the stress of being the new employee at your new company, but you might actually …

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While it may sound like a total coup to be able to pay your rent by credit card and rack up points, most landlords won't accept rent payments by credit card because of the roughly 3% (or more) in processing …

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