Tenants get divorced, lose their jobs, claim bankruptcy, get sick, etc...

Now the challenges -- I filed bankruptcy 7 years ago (hasn't dropped off yet -- Chapter 7 has another 2-3 years left).

And no one investor has control over anything.. just look at I funding bankruptcy.

We probably could have copped out and filed bankruptcy to get out the easy way, but It wasn't the right thing to do.

Fellow Note Investors,I am reviewing the Chap 13 BK filing and plan in Pacer on a 2nd mortgage that is 100% secured.  The Chapter 13 plan calls for the arrearages to be repaid over 60 months, but does not include the ...

I wind up not being able to pay the minimums on the credit cards and I am currently in year two of a chapter 13 bankruptcy.  

I have a prospective tenant that has a bankruptcy on her record from about a eight months ago.

What does it mean when there is a high bankruptcy rate in a small town with no obvious reason?

Basically If I get a short term loan in order to pay for a property and then a year later go to the bank to get the refinance to pay back the loan... what if the market declines or for some other reason I can no longer get a refinance to cover the loan.Is that just when I throw my hands up and say "well, time to file for bankruptcy" or are there other options?

I'm being fairly picky about background activity (mainly bankruptcies and evictions) and pets, so that's not helping.