Ayman Elmasik
Houston flood home that would not sell - exit strategy ALF
Hello,I have a house that was flooded in Harvey (Aug. 2017) for the first time (to my knowledge as I bought it from a wholesaler with no disclosure) .The house is one story with three bedrooms (one of them is a master...
Amy G.
Underwater House, Can Motiv.Seller avoid ShortSale?
Hello BP,
I have a motivated seller who would like to avoid short sale, but has told me his house is worth 300K and he owes 600K! Initial research shows comps are $425K but house, purchased in 2000 is trashe...
Joshua Jarrett
First time dealing with trouble tenants.
My new tenants moved in a couple months ago and they are already wanting out of their 12 month lease.
The guy is in the Air Force and is pending a medical discharge. He is feeding me some BS about not being allowed ...
Stephen Cole
Should I use the word "Ugly" for my wholesaling business name?
I am in the beginning stages (just setting up website and getting business cards) and I was thinking that leveraging the older marketing of the "We buy ugly houses" might be a good idea. I settled on the name Steve B...
Caroline Hedin
New Member in Tacoma, WA
I've filled in my profile a bit so I'll be repeating some I think.I'm an architect and my husband is an engineer. We have a goal of owning enough real estate (buy and hold) to provide a middle class family living so ...
Account Closed
Wholesaling is it good or bad ?
I am very new to real estate investing. I have seen many ADS and forums about wholesaling ? What is wholesaling ? Is it illegal ? Is it the same as a broker ? Why do some criticize wholesaling and others praise ? Doe...
Bienes Raices
Does the rise of gold signal another crash in the making?
If you've been paying attention over the last week, you've noticed that gold has forged ahead to new levels.
I was wondering what other people think--is this just gold continuing on it's upward (but sometimes halting...
Fatima Champagne
Pros and Cons of a FHA loan
In a prior discussion, a number of BP members recommended that I start with a FHA loan. I plan to purchase a duplex or quad in the coming year, and originally thought to save 20% for a down payment. But a good deal of...
Adrian Wooten
Should my MTR portfolio be deep or wide?
I'm working on the rehab of my first MTR in Montgomery and it got me to thinking. If properties in small towns are already cheap,why don't I purchase in the towns with 2 or more hospitals and have a full portfolio of ...
Petit Morne
HML contract examples
Hi,
Does anyone have any examples of what a HML contract looks like?
I'm thinking about taking one for the downpayment on a house (20% + closing costs) but honestly I only heard about HML/Private money a few months ...