Ellie Perlman
Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Investing in Real Estate Today
Things are not the same, but there's no reason not to continue to invest. It just requires a different approach than before. In case this is helpful for anyone, these are a handful of mistakes I've seen some people ma...
Account Closed
How long did it take you to close your first deal?
From the time you started seriously looking and making offers, how long did it take you to buy your first property (excluding house hacks)? I'm also interested to know how many offers got rejected before the first one...
MIke Hewitt
How do investors in Texas handle Subject 2 property insurance?
We are close to being ready to do our first Subject 2, in the Houston area. We have not been able to find a title company to close us. StarTex said they didn't do them anymore. Does anyone know a title company? We a...
Aaron Gough
Question for TX brokers from an AZ broker
In AZ, sometimes an unrepresented buyer will want to buy a property I'm listing. In order to make their offer stronger, they will ask me to apply the commission normally reserved for the buyer's agent to their offer....
Mike Schorah
Could I go around a realtor to buy a property?
Just drove by a pre-foreclosure that’s also an inherited property (double whammy). Spoke to the executor of the will. It has mold issues, roof issues… huge rehab. She said she would accept the first offer I gave her (...
Shane H.
What to do when tenant pays extra?
I have a tenant that has been in my unit for two years and just signed another 1 year lease extension. Her dogs have chewed/torn up the carpet in the couple of rooms that were carpet instead of laminate. She has been ...
Minna Reid
Got a live one - now what?
So after doing my homework, placing ads,etc, I finally got a call from a lady in foreclosure. I have the comps at 230-250, she says she needs 160 to get out of the mortgage, and wants some cash to start over. She says...
Daniel Coleman
Subject-To-Deals as a Real estate salesperson
Is it OK to do subject to investing as a licensed real-estate agent?
Stephen Dickey
Well, We Got Burned .. What I Learned
Just got burned on a flip. Did a cash out refi on my property to pay back some hard money that is due and banked on an appraisal without researching the market value. Appraisal fell short. Profit will still be made wh...
Dave Rav
Cost of vinyl siding a home
Hello group. I'm an active investor of 12+ years. I've done a few flips and hold some rentals. One thing I've never done is completely re-side a home. I'm hoping to glean some information from the group on repair ...