Hey guys I have a question of a somewhat delicate matter. My sister's husband fled the country because of IRS problems. We have lost all contact with him. She wants to sell her house but it is in both of their name...

Here's my scenario with hypothetical numbers. I'm in Spokane, WA.I have a $50K HELOC that is maxed out.  I have a personal line of credit for $50K with a $0 balance.I can use a HELOC for a down payment on a convention...

I had a tenant here in Colorado.  I knew he fell on hard times and filed bankrupcy but did not include rent in that filing.  He said he wanted to stay until lease was up (August) but I felt he was not being straight w...

I need some advice on pricing rent for a ground lease with a 99 year term.  Let me give a little background info first.My wife and I recently built and rented two houses on land belonging to my in-laws.  The agreement...

Hello,I'm a relative newbie (and haven't officially introduced myself - sorry), and just wanted to check in to say "thanks!" It's not a huge success, but it's something.I've listened to three or four podcasts, and in ...

American Homes for Rent (NYSE: AMH) numbers for quarterly period ended June 30, 2015.. for 37,491 single-family properties in 22 states:Rents from single-family properties $137,818,000Fees from single-family propertie...

Hello out there in BPland! I would be grateful for any thoughts on this potential deal. It is my first and I'm nervous because it looks pretty good to me, so I must be screwing something up! I have a deal in contract ...

Anyone see this: Fix Housing First?

Any thoughts?

I have had similar scenarios when selling household items, but the scammers seem to have expanded the area - I was contacted by someone who tries to pull the old CL scam on me. Below is his/her email - landlords bewar...

So there was a grease fire in one of our units last night. No one was hurt but the fire did some half-way serious damage, especially since the children's sitter tried to dump the burning grease down the sink.

The in...