In the How can a college student get started? discussion, the author asked "[w]hat would give the owner the security of knowing the transaction would be beneficial for both parties?" This got me to thinking. Can you g...

Dear Real Estate Experts,I have an investment property that has been challenging to rent out. Recently, I received a proposal from a potential buyer who is unable to secure the loan they need. They are interested in p...

Happy Monday all,We are looking to start our first BRRRR and have a HELOC for $195k.  It appears that our choices to purchase our first property are the following:1. Use the HELOC to purchase a property outright in ca...

Hi everyone! I need some immediate help here. I've been working on renovating a rental for a few weeks now. This morning when I arrived at the house at 8:30, there are three suspicious people standing at the back of m...

Dear fellow investorsWe have been researching the various treasury marketable securities with the thought in mind that we may divert equity currently held in low interest CD and money market accounts into a portfolio ...

A couple years ago, when my wife and I got our first apartment, our apt complex had us buy an insurance policy from epremium. This cost us significantly less than an actual security deposit and in this competitive mar...

Situation normal to start.  Really pleasant tenant so I took a shot on accepting their two black labs.  I normally have a no-pets policy  (which stems from bitter experiences and Urban Farming)  but allowed them in th...

Background - there are a couple companies out there who provide special insurance for no security deposit.  One is called "Zero Deposit" based in Europe, another is Rhino.  In essence, tenants don't pay a security dep...

I have a potential buyer who is willing to pay the asking price for my house, however they are approved to get $30k short of asking price. Can I give a sellers finance as a second mortgage? I’m not sure if that is do...

Syndicating deals offers investors the opportunity to take down larger deals using other people’s money while providing a great return for everyone in the deal. Of course, all that sounds good, it’s easy for an inexpe...