John Smithey
Portland Oregon - selling your unlisted home without agent
We live in Portland, OR where the market is pretty overheated. Wondering if anyone here has experience in that market selling their own residential property without a listing agent, or additionally where the buyer doe...
Jessica Martin
Commissions. After all the splits and expenses, profit seems low?
Hi and thanks for taking them time to read and hopefully comment.I'm taking my real estate license course for Texas. After reading about how the typical 6% commission is split(Between co-brokerages 50/50 and then the ...
DJ Richmond
Tenant/Landlord - Security Deposit
Hello All, I've got a bit of a problem that I'm seeking some guidance on.I was a tenant for the past two years in a 3-family house in Boston where a full month's rent was held for a security deposit. I've been working...
Gloria Mirza
rant about apprraisers
So I'm doing a cash out refi on my primary and I was already expecting a low appraisal based on that information alone will bias the appraiser, but this is ridiculous!!! My house is worth about 800k, is single story...
Nav Singh
Cities near San Jose, CA with rental properties for $100K
Hello members,This is my first post.I'm planning to buy my first property to give out for rental. My budget is about $100K purchase price, financed with a conventional loan. I live near San Jose, CA where property pri...
John Steffen
Any Recommendations for a first house-hack in Pittsburgh, PA?
Hi everyone, I realize there may not be a "better or worse" answer to this question - all recommendations are greatly appreciated!I graduate college in May and will be working an entry level position in Pittsburgh. I ...
Kelly O'Quinn
Help Analyzing Flip Deal in Buena Park, CA
My partner (who is a RE Broker) and I are in negotiation to purchase a 2 bed, 1 bath, 750 sq ft home in Buena Park, CA to flip. This would be my first flip and first purchase in general, and I was hoping to get some f...
Justin Knighten
Setting up STR to be more "hands off"
I'm new to the STR game with 2 rentals, and they've gotten to where they are requiring a fair amount of input. One is in our front yard, the other is about 45 minutes away. I'm a firefighter, and can generally handl...
Michael Seeker
No Prorated Rents on HUD???
I'm getting ready to close on a purchase at the end of this week and just found out that there will be no prorated rent added to the HUD. According to the seller, during this cold weather there was a burst pipe in...
Caitlin Jones
Rehab went over budget, now stuck.
Attempted to rehab house to turn into rental. Everything we uncovered just kept adding more and more to do. House is now down to studs and needs at least 100k more work. Should I just sell as is and take the loss? Is ...