My new  tenants upstairs apparently brought in a "portable washer" which has leaked into the downstairs unit - destroying the tenant's bed and TBD on the rest of the damage. (Yay for Saturday afternoon emergency calls...

This probably should go in the starting out section.

...

I have a couple of short sale that I"m working on and I was wondering what I have to do to wholesale the short sale?

Hello
Up until now I have been buying, rehabbing and selling. (mostly SFH) I just closed on my first rental property I plan to rehab and hold. As it turns out a REO came on the market two buildings down at the same t...

Good Evening, Comments/concerns/questions always appreciated;Over the past few months I've been paying close attention to the Holyoke, MA market. Noticing a consistent rise in Holyoke multi-family property values, I t...

I am currently screening an application and the Tennants are moving from a small city in one state over to a larger city for a new and better job. The second person on the application does not have a job here yet, bu...

Is it okay to accept transfer of a raw land parcel from a seller who obtained it through a quitclaim deed from the county treasurer. A quick google search shows that I am not guaranteed that the seller actually owns t...

I just received a call from a Buyer's agent regarding "issues" with the FHA underwriting on a rehab under contract.  Evidently, my property appraised for more than the sales price, good inspection, financing approved,...

I've got a husband and wife that have reserved a place.  They'll be here in 10 days.  He's 62 and she's 55.  He's a travelling project manager for a construction company doing work here.  They are not on vacation.  Th...

Wanted to share by success story of a recent flip here in Lafayette.  Bought the home for $104,000, 3 bedroom, 2 bath as a foreclosure.  The previous owner must have been upset about his/her loss because there were ho...