Tom Goans
How to Gage Economic Conditions
How to Gage Economic Conditions
These are ways to determine economic conditions:
- Local Sales Tax Reports - paying close attention to the major factors affecting the major employers
- Auto sales - dig down to le...
Lesley Resnick
My forecast for the future
First and foremost, be safe and take care of your family's health.SO, here is how I see it. This is a lousy time. It will end, "WE" collectively will survive and overcome this, "WE" always have. It seems like every de...
Mike Arias
Is it true that having a SFH as a primary allows you easier access for HEL?
From my research, owning a condo as a primary is more restrictive than owning a SFH because lenders view condos are higher risk. Is that true? So if one wants to buy investment properties, is it harder to get approv...
Timothy W.
What if there is no housing "recovery"?
One of the things I always try to be conscientious to is herd mentality. Recognition of herd mentality and the pure luck of a well timed divorce kept me from investing in real estate in 2007 and waiting until 2008 wh...
Account Closed
Twin home, roaches and deceased neighbors
Hi all,
I promise I'm not as heartless as this will all sound, but to keep things short I will just state the facts and intentions.
Currently flipping one side of a twin home. Previous roach activity is obvious. Pri...
Marisa Alvarez
Neighbor infested with roaches and dangerous situations
The unit upstairs to one of my rentals is owned by a woman, who lives there in unhealthy condition. She is always intoxicated ( alcohol for what I smell ) , the condo inside stinks, she has numerous animals and it is ...
Chris Seveney
What if Canada Became out 51st State
Yes this is a pipe dream, but had me thinking about real estate of course:
If Canada ever did become part of the United States, what would happen?
Would we see increased cross-border transactions and a surge in prop...
Khalid A. Chandler
Buying commercial real estate
A couple of coworkers and I are starting an LLC and looking to buy locations open a business does anyone have any good pointers tips and suggestions on opening a bar in the New York Bronx area as well as any realtors ...
Jean H.
Do I need to put tenants up in hotel during termite tenting?
Although I had my rental house tented for termites before the tenants moved in, I recently went to inspect the property and found some evidence of termites. I called the termite tenting people and they confirmed I do...
Zane Bradshaw
Finding houses to flip..
I'm reading the forums, and most of the examples seem to be in America.. I live in Cape Twon, South Africa, and things are a little different here.. The mortgage bonds are 10.5%. I am struggling with finding any flipp...