Matt Shields
Homeowner Association Cartels
HOA's have figured out new victims to fleece, the flipper. In Arizona I have watched HOA fees climb to absurd amounts. Recently legislation was put into place to limit their transfer fees to $400, but as expected they...
Scott Sutton
Market-evaluation tutorial?
Hi everyone,
In this post ...
http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/51498-question-on-market-evaluation
... I asked for some resources for the purpose of analyzing various markets, and respondents provided...
Bill Gulley
When are you Speculating vs. Investing?
This might be an interesting topic born from another thread.
When is buying or operating in real estate a speculative venture and when are you investing? How do you define speculating and investing, what's the differ...
Neil Martinez
Distribute or Rollover?
I'm just starting to invest in real estate and am wondering if I should just take the 23K to roll into a self-directed IRA or the +18K and use to fund my LLC for real estate after tax withholding? I'm finding that pu...
Lora H.
Tenant is demanding I test for asbestos - Denver, CO
Hi BP friends! I've got a tenant that is asking/demanding that I test for asbestos in my SFH rental. This home was built in 1951, I bought in 2012; no basement - it's on concrete slab. It was a fix and flip when I ...
Patrick H.
New legislation in North Carolina impact on real estate???
Hello,I am in the process of setting up to conduct business in North Carolina (specifically in Raleigh and the Triangle area). As far as I have discerned, the area I am interested in has a high emphasis on knowledge ...
Kenny Wolfenberger
Commingling Funds - is it legal?
At a recent real estate seminar I attended the presenter said that it is illegal to commingle funds from different private lenders to purchase a property. The example he used was borrowing money from 2 relatives (5...
Lu Carter
Potential Tenant has kept out-of-state DL for 4 yrs
I am screening a woman and her fiance (mid 40's) who have lived in TX for 4 years. So far the information about landlord history and income is normal. On their applications I ask for drivers license number and state...
Jay Levy
Appraisal Adjustments - only $5k per bedroom???
I'm currently in the process of refinancing a 2 family house which has two 4 bedroom 3 bath units in it. There are a shortage of multifamily comps in my area and the comps that were used are all 2 bedroom 1 bath two ...
Darrell D.
Zillow Cash Offer - My Experience
Currently I have 10 homes in various locations... Ohio, Arizona, and Virginia. I noticed Zillow was advertising to purchase my homes in Arizona for cash. Note I believe it's only available in some markets. I though...