Elizabeth Clyde
Why the HUD VASH program became my real estate companies primary
I have a couple older real estate advisers and some own around 10-17 properties.They always stress business practices that guarantee their ROI…because they remember buying properties at 500-5,000 and really making hug...
Ethan Conrad
Advice on a hard money loan (lending to someone)
I'm a realtor and property manager and I have a tenant that broke their lease and did a fair amount of damage to a home on their way out. The owner of that home is very cash poor (older person with health issues and f...
Jane S.
Ouch! Report says he has too many derogatory items.
This hopeful 35 y.o. tenant paid to run a Rentprep report, the full one, and it turns out he has $84,000 in debt that he didnt mention on his original application. Rentprep said he has balance overlimit on a bankcard ...
David Ivy
November 2017 Market Report
The November 2017 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS®. For the second month in a row, single-family home sales increased broadly across the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Stat...
Carl Kahkonen
cap and trade vote
I see the cap and trade has just pass by 5 votes in the house, wondering how this will affect the future of america.
Daniel Hankins
The Good Neighbor Association
Goal/ Elevator Pitch: Establish a non-profit organization (The Good Neighbor Association, GNA for short) that creates a community of Resident Neighbor Associates (RNAs) , that work together to ensure a minimum standar...
Ann Fisher
VRBO Rental Agreements
So I’m new to VRBO and I’ve just listed my first property. Is it necessary for me to have a separate rental agreement with tenants in addition to my listed House Rules? If so, is this something that is handled on the ...
Anna Watkins
Another question on FHA & service animal rules (with a twist)
I have a potential applicant with a big dog (a Husky) for a room in a student rental/shared house that I had intended to be a "no pets" rental. I'm told that the dog is a seizure service animal for the young man, who...
Danny Webber
Why "Financial Freedom" is a myth and "Financial Health" should be your goal
People peddling "Financial Freedom" in the form of a course/class do not understand the term.The term "financial freedom" is often used to describe a state of being where an individual has enough wealth to live their ...
Paul Witte
Structuring an unusual flip
I’m considering a deal on a house in a desirable area. It’s owned an occupied by an older guy in poor health who has no family or heir. He wants to give the house to a charity when dies. Instead, I’m pitching that ...