Mike Jones
Is 25k too much for a fixer upper?
I now have a mobile home under contract for 25k. I knew the house was a fixer upper as it is listed as "as-is". The seller told me it needed a new HVAC and drywall in parts of the house. As well as cabinets, door fixt...
Account Closed
"The dangers of buying a "flipped" house"
I hope it isn't but I'll bet this is common: People buying "flipped" houses only to find that it has been remodeled in a shoddy fashion. http://features.aol.com/video/dangers-buying-flipped-house
Daniel Miller
An uncomfortable topic... disclosure of a death in a property.
I've mentioned before that this house that I'm trying to rent out, was occupied by my parents for 40 years. One thing I didn't mention, is that my mother committed suicide (by gunshot) there in 2009...
When my fathe...
Maurice W. Evans
Help? Unpaid Balloon + Modification? Nightmare? Dream? Refinance?
Anyone got any ideas. Trying to help a family.Tampa FloridaMarch 20, 1998 a 50-year old and her husband (and mother?) get a private mortgage from a "friend" (daughters boyfriend) with friend's father and mother as mo...
Kimberly H.
I thought I was done with rookie mistakes
Homepath contract in hand... so happy. I want this to be my dream home. Finally got 1 contractor to come in and say "sorry, you'll need 200K to renovate this house". The next contractor wouldn't even come look. He j...
Tim Ball
Everything seems good but their credit. Should I rent to them?
I am looking to put tenants into my first rental. Exciting stuff. I have two tenants who pass the sniff test with landlord references, solid job, etc. One tenants credit is not that good due to being young and not ...
Mark S.
Tenant Late With Rent Last 4 Months, Should I Non-Renew Lease
I bought a property a year ago in Las Vegas. It had a pre-existing tenant who was there for the past few years.
He's been fine for the most part, signed a new lease in January with a very minor increase (I think 25 b...
Robert Vorhies
I just found out that my tenet has 2 cats.
So I just found out that my tenant has 2 cats. He has been here for about 4 years.What should I do?I have in my agreement that there are are no pets and he would inform me if he has one.What should I charge him?Pet re...
Danny Day
Short sale nightmare
Just finishing up with a short sale and I wanted to give a run down on my theory why people run when they hear the words "short sale".
Day 1 - Get listing, run CMA, price house at $10k under what I think its valued a...
Mike Craig
Closing relationship with PM and holding accountable
We are terminating our relationship with our current PM and have some issues with the work they had done in our absence. They managed this property for us while we were on the other side of the country for two years....