Jacob Kline
Negotiating with lender for balance decrease?
If I have a contract on a property is it possible to go to the lender and negotiate the balance down for a cash payoff? The note is incurring daily interest, property is in bad shape, and lender would most likely have...
Micah Harris
Recovering the Earnest Deposit and Tax Auction Overage
When offering on a HUD home, what contingency in the contract would get the deposit back should the closing not happen?Also, when a house gets sold at a tax auction and there is an overage, is it correct to say the fo...
Joe Doman
Tenant changes last name
This seems pretty trivia but I can't find a quick answer...A tenant got married and changed her last name. Is it necessary to update the lease with her new name??
William Price
Who to include on a lease agreement
I'm getting ready to sign a lease for a property I own and I am faced with a situation I have not encountered before. It is a Section 8 property and the Housing Assistance Payment Contract (Sec. 8 contract with the g...
Ray Reed
Removing a locked bolted down safe
Hello BP,So I had to evict a tenant that was formerly the property owner. We discovered a bolted down locked safe in one of the closets. She would not give my workers, who helped her move, the combination. The wood ...
Jason Lawrence
Shadowing Home Inspectors - CT
Hello All:I am brand new to REI, so I am lacking greatly in experience across the board. Recently I viewed a home on HUDHOMESTORE.com to see what kind of shape it was in. But I must admit, upon viewing it, I was overw...
Frank W.
Newbie from Florida
I'm a midlevel healthcare professional with an interest in fix-and-flips and possibly buy and hold rentals with decent construction skills looking to start buying fix-and-flips and need all the advice and info I can g...
Jonathan Newsome
Tax Deed sales/Auctions
I’m currently in a Tax Deed state (Virginia). I would like to soon attend these auctions to eventually purchase properties, once I have enough education on how exactly the process works. With Tax Deed states such as V...
Rosanna Bido
Newbie! Trying to get Multifamily Houses in West Columbus Ohio
Hi, my name is Rosanna , I’m planning to buy my first multi or single family home to rent out next year. This is my situation: I live in Columbus Ohio and the houses cost from 35-105k. Right now I do Uber part time an...
Patrick Davis
Ways to improve credit
I currently have about $15,000 saved and wanting to get into real estate but have a low credit score and working on bringing that up. Any advice on how to boost my score thank you