So I've read that we need to put a contingency in our offer to the short-sale lender. This contingency will say something along the lines of "this contract is valid if, and only if, the investor (buyer) is able to fin...

I just got a title search for a house I am interested in at our next sherrif's sale. The house has a second mortgage. I heard that is not a problem. What exactly am I looking for in these title searches? Novice qu...

Hi!We just bought a duplex and inherited seemingly high quality tenants. We will be living on the other side and managing ourselves.I am making NOT becoming my tenants friend a high priority but I can tell they would ...

Hi bought a personal residence condo in 2009 for 480K in Southern California. The area has improved. It's been rented out the past 7 years, minus a 9 month personal-residence stint where I refi'd to a great rate (3.62...

If you file a complaint against blatant unethical actions of some realtors, the State Real Estate Commission finds no fault wrong. Yet the National Association of Realtors spends millions in advertising every month to...

I think this topic deserves its own thread. This might turn out to be a hard read because I copied and pasted quotes from another thread.

Bill and I started a discussion at the end of another thread with regard to...

Hello Fellow BP'ers!So, I've been renting to the same tenants going on 3 years! Exciting, yes. Everything has been fairly uneventful with them - except for having to replace the whole HVAC system the first summer they...

Hi Everybody!I am moving to SA in a few months and as I do more and more research I have noticed that many of the wholesale deals and some of the properties listed on the MLS mention foundation issues.  Is this very c...

So I've heard on this forum once before that many Landlords will have a vacant rental for 1 month after the former tenants move out so that they can clean and show the place for the next prospective tenants.  My duple...

Hello, my realtor found a tenant for me who appeared to have high income and great  references. come to find out that all are falsified. she stated she worked for a government agency and that was false, reason I know ...