William Davidson
House Turned Into A Duplex - One Meter - How To Charge Utilities?
Hi BP,I wanted to hear your take when it comes to charging tenants for utilities. The property is a single family home which I have turned into a duplex by splitting up the top floor and bottom floor by using a lock o...
Jonathan Valle
Should I create an LLC before or after ?
As a real estate investor who is just starting is it wise to creating an LLC before or after your first property buy? what are the pros and cons? Thanks !
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Stopping Foreclosures With A Foreclosure Presale
This strategy will help your customer to pay off their loan and avoid damage to their credit rating.
You customer may qualify if:
Owner-occupant (rental or vacancy considered by lender on a case by case basis)
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Justin Young
Young new member from Hawaii
Aloha! I'm excited to learn from everyone here on BP during my accumulation phase, accumulation of knowledge that is. Haven't saved up enough capital to get started even if I wanted to but I know I will learn many fro...
Account Closed
Entering a property when tenant is not there
I don't like entering the property when the tenant's not home (unless it's an emergency). Just don't feel comfortable doing it. Are there any rules around that? Does anybody know?
Steven Pitchford
Alameda County - Multifamily Direct Mail Lists
Does anyone have recommendations regarding finding multi-family property owner information in Alameda County (California) regarding tax delinquencies, code violations, and out of state owners (perhaps arrest records a...
Ralph S.
Lending in a downward market.
My question is directed at the lenders here on BP.
I understand we've learned the lessons of liars, high LTV, and ARM loans and have retrenched to a more sane and traditional lending practices, but, with the continue...
Spork Man
Aging Greenspan Losing Ability to Obfuscate Financial Issues
Funny...
http://www.minyanville.com/articles/greenspan-equity-risk-mortgages-credit-mgm/index/a/18365/from/yahoo
Aging Greenspan Losing Ability to Obfuscate Financial Issues
Alan Greenspan, writing in today's Finan...
Judith Stitt
New Member in Massachusetts
Hi-
I've attended quite a few REI seminars & webinars, networked, & read books. I was a landlord for about four years, & now am learning about short sales and bulk REO sales-
I've been in REI for >5 y...
Chris Carroll
Discount Factor for Vacancies
Do any of you use a ball-park factor when buying properties with vacancies? You'd be assuming the risk that the unit(s) will remain vacant for 6-12 months.Example:You're looking at an office building with 2 out of 4 u...