Christian Bors
What is a HUD home, where do you find info, how do you buy one?
hi everyone,I was hoping someone could explain to me exactly what a HUD home is. I heard if you buy one as an owner occupy, you get first crack at it. Where do you find these properties and is there a special way to...
Rob Gillespie
What frustrates you most in your real estate business?
There are plenty of things we all love about this business, I am curious what frustrates everyone.
For me, I will wait to comment until after the thread gets going. I don't want it to become a discussion on my frust...
Yadira Gutierrez
Are there service companies that just do rehabbing estimates?
Hello BP Community,I am in the process of starting to buy fix/flips. The real estate agent that sold my house told me he had a person. However, that person haven't been able to go and see any of the properties I am in...
Andy Chen
Land Contract vs Paying all Cash
I am interested in a Land Contract for an investment property in Michigan so more funds would be available for additional property purchase. If I am able to pay cash on a property, say worth $100,000, what are the con...
Luke G.
2-years since I started in Real Estate- 43 Units
I'm not necessarily a new member, and I've debated back and forth on doing this for the last month, but I think this post could help others get started. A little background about myself, I live in a small town in nor...
Garrett F Anderson
Grounds for lawsuit? Tenant Injured on Staircase
Hello BP!I heard a story the other day from a landlord in my hometown and I wanted to ask some questions related to it concerning protection from lawsuits or who is liable. The situation: The tenants live in an up/ ...
Brian Buckley
First Time Landlord Question
I am in the process of purchasing an investment property, where I will live in one unit, and rent out the other two units. The upper unit is on a month to month, but the rent is $150 below the average rent in the are...
Sheri Prather
How best to break my listing agreement with realtor?
I own a condo in Chicago and put it up for sale in early May with a referred realtor. I did an intake call before deciding to sell with this agent and she appeared to be fully capable. From the beginning I notated tha...
Joseph Moore Jr
Letting a property default to the county for not paying taxes
I have had this dilemma about a property I bought back in 08. It has an HOA lien on the property of $7900 and it would probably sell for no more than $10k. I paid $1 plus filing fees for it back in 08. Taxes currently...
David Briley
The $60,000 question
Complete newbie on Boston's North Shore asked me this the other day. I gave them my thoughts, but what would you tell this person? If you had $60,000 cash what would be your 1st move in the Massachusetts real estate...