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Brian Gibbons Article WSJ about Rent to Own
4 August 2015 | 31 replies
When I say quality, a quality person renting a sub quality place isn't happy, if they have a situation like a foreclosure through four years ago and they want to be homeowners again, they should be willing to jump through some hoops as far as rebuilding your credit historyAlso I mean quality is far as the quality of the location and the quality of the house that's for rent, many houses for rent are crap, and the best school districts and safest neighborhoods are only houses for saleCharles I've been doing this for 30 years and with the times that we are in right now with tenants having such a hard time getting a mortgage and getting out of the Rent  Trap, this is not a buy-and-hold strategy Like in stocksI live in a very expensive area Los Angeles and the average person can buy house because they're 900,000 to 1,200,000 where I live and lease purchase has a place here because many people can get mortgagesBut if you lived in Pittsburgh or you live in Cleveland or you lived in Orlando, you can make money with lease-option assignments or sandwich lease options if you've got a little bit of money for reserves as a real estate entrepreneur operatorWhat's in it for the seller is they can lease with an option hopefully with the right screening of tenant buyers that have ties to the community and strong employment where they're  not going to lose their jobsWhat's in it for the investors is that they can do a lease option assignment or sandwich and make some money without getting a bank loanI do like lease purchase over lease option for the seller because it's a stronger commitment and a definite end to the dealFor the buyer I'd much prefer a lease with an option with an extendable option in the initial contractFrom a business point of view if you're interested in getting better appreciation you can just do one year agreement and ratchet up new agreements at 5% a year or a new appraisal every 12 monthsI have put together a lease purchase arrangements where the sales price has been tied to either a new appraisal or a set floor price whichever is higher, to prevent a loss; in stocks this is called " collaring "where you have a  call order at a lower price to prevent a big loss and an order to sell a certain high priceSee protective collar http://www.investopedia.com/articles/optioninvestor/07/protective_collar.asp
Bill S. Meth - Best practices? What do you do?
21 February 2017 | 8 replies
The work is performed in an environment similar to asbestos removal (filtered negative air pressure).
Rob Randle How much to factor in for these expenses
19 August 2015 | 3 replies
& "tenant is responsible for heat, electric and sewer bills"For the heating and cooling information it mentions that the property has oil hot water, gas heating, forced air heating, and zoned heat. 
Melanie Nash own 2 houses lost my job
24 August 2015 | 16 replies
The only thing that would prevent you from that is if the property is held in a retirement vehicle.
Monica Litster Is my Math and logic okay?
17 April 2017 | 14 replies
If a house has gas air, does that not mean that it is essentially piped for gas heat and you could make the conversion?
Anl Gupta Air conditioner switch from central to portable
20 May 2017 | 1 reply
Central Air Unit became operational.
Mitch H. Any had to install a backflow device on their small multifamily?
27 April 2018 | 11 replies
Essentially it stipulates that they will assess the risks of back flow at my property and determine whether or not a back flow prevention device is required.  
Kim Livingstone Renter wants to hold a child's party in the backyard.
21 June 2017 | 12 replies
If it's a single family house, you likely have no grounds to prevent them from holding a birthday party in their own backyard or having children over.
Ethel Weaver House has Knob and Tub Wiring
8 June 2017 | 11 replies
I would like to prevent calls in the future.    
Lisa Lavine Manufactured home on 1/2 acre /slab,
27 June 2017 | 2 replies
The owner put an addition( w/heat/air )Because it still has the metal frame banks, conventional/fha .