I know this may sound like a crazy question, but I would like it clarified.What are closing costs?What expenses are including in the closing costs?Any general rule of thumb/guideline for estimating closing costs?Thank...

My ex wife is having difficulty qualifying for a refi of our marital residence on her salary (includes cs payments that i make). She has been paying mortgage on time for years since the divorce but she was supposed to...

My Renter of 2 years wants to install a TV mount for their flat screen over the fireplace. They are willing to have it professionally installed and leave the mount when they move out in 9 months. I'm inclined to allow...

I have a buyer that has an escrow account set up with Evergreen note servicing. It has been a real pain getting the account set up. Now the buyers are trying to just send in their P&I payment. I Have an underlinin...

Hi everyone!I live in the DC Metro (Maryland, DC, VA) area and need an attorney referral to draft forms (letter or intent, purchase contract, subject to contract, lease purchase, etc) or if someone could tell me where...

Recently I had one of my rental homes broke into and there has been some vandalism and damage.  I contacted my insurance company and provided them pictures and the police report info.  The insurance agent told me that...

irs rules for a 1031 exchange are the most convoluted in the entire tax code, IMHO. Nobody "exchanges" a property and a mortgage for another property and mortgage, its usually always sell and buy or buy and sell. The ...

We are planning to sell our property to a long-time tenant of many years and are looking for some assistance with the selling process. Because we’re pretty comfortable with this tenant, we would prefer to not use an a...

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You won't believe this happened. Last week, HUS accepted my bid on a really good deal and I gave the earnest money in time. My agent passed the deadline of 2 business days to submit necessary documents online....

BP Community,I recently did my first private money deal (as a lender). The borrower is someone I know personally, and we intend to do additional deals together in the future. We stumbled through this first one togethe...