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Steve Norton Good reason to do a short sale after filing Bankruptcy.. anyone?
10 November 2009 | 7 replies

Hey folks here is a question for you!

Can you think of one REALLY GOOD reason why the home owner would want to sell the property via short sale after filing BK? I will have to convince the home owner's bk attorney t...

Quentin Moore Convert a garage to a bedroom in a short term rental?
2 August 2020 | 3 replies

I see in many short term rental listings that the garage is being "converted" into a game room. Does anyone have any thoughts on purchasing a 3 BR house and really converting the garage into 1 or 2 additional bedrooms?

Aaron Barber Who do you use for PM of a short term rental?
30 June 2020 | 6 replies

Looking at possibly buying a STR. Who do you use for PM of a short term rental? Is it just a regular property manager? I dont want to manage it myself, seems like a crazy hassle. But also would like to know how much m...

AC Cooley Can owners do a short sale after they have moved out?
13 August 2012 | 3 replies

Hi,

I found a vacant house in pre-foreclosure. The lender started the foreclosure process in December 2010. The owners moved out and the lender has secured the property and winterized it. The owners has assumed tha...

Ciro LoCascio After 10 months Ifinally closed on a short sale and now...
15 July 2014 | 0 replies

Hey everyone,  After a long 10 months we finally settled on a short sale last week. Its a townhome 1900sq ft 3bd, 2.5 baths, car garage and finished basement. I ended up paying $89,625 for the home and same homes are ...

Eugene Thompson Need help! Homeowner probably needs a short sale/deed in lieu
2 April 2014 | 11 replies

Homeowner with equity in home, who wants to sell property, asked me for a deed in lieu, but I am a wholesaler and I don't know how to talking to a lender to negotiate on his/my behalf.

Home is comped at $1...

Arcinio Arauz How do I fire my RE agent during a short sale
9 October 2020 | 9 replies

Hello All,
I put in an offer on a short sale back in Feb for a primary residence . It's now October and we are no further along. I fully understand that a short sale can take a good while and in many cases the bank i...

Devereaux Leget Buying a short sale home for primary residence not all cash.
15 January 2019 | 7 replies

Hello, my name is Dev, I am a new to BP. My wife and I have two young kids and we’re looking to get out of our current situation. I want to buy a primary residence first, possibly fixer upper, short sale purchase. Doe...

Andrew Graff Fears About Using a HELOC to Purchase a Short Term Rental
30 December 2021 | 1 reply

Good Evening All,
I recently opened up a HELOC on my primary mortgage with the intent to obtain a property in a strong STR market. The plan was to use the HELOC as down payment and renovation fund, then cash out refi...

Brandi Scharrer Questions around getting multiple loans in a short period of time
31 October 2019 | 8 replies

Newbie investor here. My questions are more around strategy in getting multiple loans in a short time period.
Here is what I’m looking to do:
I’d like to purchase 2 (maybe 3) SFHs within the next 6 mos. All the ho...