My PT practice has been the center of my attention over the last few months.As to the trust deed business, I've been buying, but the market seems to be tightening up - there is a lot of money out there and not so many good/great notes.

Kinda hard to have half a house on one lot.....As a renatl, or owner occupied, a patio home can work well, I've had both sides and sold each, but one side would be fine if you have proper zoning and filed agreements concerning shared aspects of improvements.

Hi all,This is going out to all real estate investors who have utilized Hard Money in their deals.In what way can the hard money industry be improved?

@Steve Babiak,I've never heard of FMV being relevant, unlees the improvements were part of a business whose price included good will, blue sky, etc.

and is their any improvements needed were you can raise the rent some and is the property vacant or occupied.

I told her to work on improving her credit score and we can discuss the progress.

My practice is criminal defense, but anticipating problems I am learning about landlord/tenant law and evictions.Any help is appreciated!

1) Legally, an agent (the Broker) can be paid any commission amount that you and he agree to.2) Practically, all commissions/fees are supposed to be shown on the HUD.

The big issue you'll run into is that, if your end-buyer is getting a loan, the lender will do an appraisal, and the appraiser will want to see that improvements were made to justify the increase in price at resale.

I am still finding new things about BiggerPockets after being a member for several years, plus Joshua Dorkin keeps improving the site all the time!