I am now in the period of furthering education about real estate investing and flipping houses specifically. To purchase my first house to flip I would most likely have to take a loan from the bank. If my profits from...

After more than 15 years in business during which time I had never had a registered complaint, much less a legal issue, I was taken to court for recording a contract. It was deemed a malicious act by the judge and she...

If the person I’m living with doesn’t know I’m the landlord’s daughter, are there any legal issues that could occur if they find out? This is the first time I’m pretending to be just another flatmate because when the ...

I've noticed in general that a lot of SFH have unpermitted units (studio or 1 bed/bath). I also know that it is quite common in SF and Oakland to rent these out to folks who are ready to pay rent due to the lack of af...

My wife (a realtor) and I have structured our entities so that we have a partnership on top, below that several LLCs, and each LLC has one or more rental properties. Used to have five rentals, now down to three.We now...

Hello,I have a defaulting promissory note in my self-directed IRA. I am about to short sale the property for a large loss. Ideally, I would close out the self-directed IRA and move the money back to an IRA brokerage a...

I'm new to this and inventory is tight, so I wanted to understand what happens when you purchase 2 homes on one lot. Is there a downside to this? Is it difficult to sell later on? What about if I wanted to split the l...

So long story short - I've agreed to terms from the seller to purchase a parcel of land in a rural area. The land itself is fine - wooded but flat, zoned for residential building, etc. However, the only way to access ...

Good morning,Up front:  Current tenant may potential be seeking legal action on grounds that I am not making reasonable efforts to rent the property.  Details:House is located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (SC).  ...

My husband and I manage the rental houses for my father-in-laws rental company.  We recently had a rental house become vacant and a coworker of my husband's overheard him discussing it.  This is a coworker that my hus...