Jorge Diaz
Picking your brain - owner financing or rent to own.
Hello there,I have a property that I rented to a family member, they moved out and now the property is vacant. A friend of this family member asked me if I'm interested in selling the property to them in a owner-finan...
Karen Johnson
Is it even possible to sell?
Hello all,I own a nice townhouse in Philadelphia region which is part of a community with an HOA. The problem is that the HOA is broke, has lost FHA status and is under threat of bankruptcy. For full context, more tha...
Shaun Anderson
Bank accounts for vacancy and maintenance
When buying a rental property for buy and hold purposes and being from out of State (in my case out of country), when I find a bank to set up an account with, is it ok or suggested, to use the same account for both...
Nick Pendleton
Buying 1st Property
I'm looking to buy my first rental property. I was wanting to make my business an LLC. Is it better to buy my property and transfer it later to an LLC or start the LLC first and buy the property under the business? ...
Ryan Keenan
401k and debt
hello bp, I have two rental properties financed both with VA loans. Looking to use FHA on the 3rd one in the near future. However, I do have about 20k in debt for a home improvement loan. I was wondering if I borrowed...
Keith Chapman
Legitimate/legal LLC expenses for self directed IRA
I just set up my LLC that manages my self directed IRA. What expenses are considered legal to expense out of this entity? My custodian seems conservative. Would travel to look at investments be legitimate? My custodia...
Carter Kemper
Question: When to Stop Paying Rent?
My friend rents a 3 bed house in Columbus, Ohio. One night there were gunshots across the street and stray bullets hit the house. One bullet went through a window and into her roommate's head board. Police investigati...
Prem Schoff
Looking to learn and contribute
Hi Everyone,My name is Prem Schoff and I've been a casual observer of REI for the last few years. I'm interested in investing in real estate as a buy and hold strategy for positive cash flow in rental properties. I'd ...
Raj G.
What if Buyer doesn't want to buy for any reason...
if somebody buying a home, ldeposited like 50-60k in escrow account.home inspection is done, home appraisal is done, now due to some reason, like in the mean time interest rate went very high or any other personal rea...
Kevin Branin
One tenants smoking outside another bedroom window
Hey All,I received a message from a tenant that her bedroom smells of cigarette smoke. Directly underneath her exterior window, are steps that lead to another unit and the tenants in there often smoke on the steps. ...