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Trying to purchase a short sale for the first time. This is a single family house that I'm hoping to live in. Current owner is an investor and was trying to flip the house but "ran out of money". The property is in fo...
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I'm working on buying my first investment property in Oklahoma City (where I also live). We made an offer and it was accepted and right now we are in the inspection period. It turns out that we are dealing with a whol...
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Are notes basically the same as rent to own? Correct if Im wrong because Im still a little lost in this area. If I buy a note from someone, this means I am buying the property from that person and they are basically o...
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When you're buying a house using an agent, and the purchase contract has an inspection contingency period, and some fairly sizable issues arise during the inspection, does your agent: a) try to convince you these item...
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It seems like owner financing will become more popular in this post COVID world with banks tightening. It seems like most people talk about owner financing in a direct to seller deal. Any tips or structure ideas for...
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Hi All,I've recently been looking at different RE investing opportunities in the Atlanta area and found two SF properties that I really liked. Unfortunately, the seller had demanded only cash offers for the properties...
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Got a signed purchase agreement on an off market property this spring. The seller requested several months so that some of the family members currently living there could get out of school and find a new place to live...
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Credit to Mike Blankenship from carrot. If you want to look up the original article, which has links to sources and to other great resources, (I can't link as per BP rules) the article is called "33 Real Estate Statis...
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First time investor here! I tried the search function but didn't find anything. I apologize for my newbiness.We are buying our first duplex. It is currently occupied on both sides. One is in a new year lease that star...
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Hi all, I live in Austin and would love to invest closer to home after not so successful out of state investments. I chatted with several agents in Austin and San Antonio and it looks like finding positive cash flow i...