Stacy E.
Over Budget and not completed...now what?
Hi Everyone,I will post longer once it is all finished (if that day ever comes) but just wanted to get some advice from you all. I decided to buy a freeze up foreclosure last year as my primary residence with the ide...
Vanessa Carvajal
Duplex... Impossible? I am being told so.
I have been looking for duplexes. I have been working with a real estate agent that always find a way to discourage me or tell me how impossible it is to get financing for a duplex with FHA? is that right? is it impos...
Nick Rutkowski
Are you familiar with how Agents get paid?
I’m going to explain to everyone the payment structure of a Real Estate Agent. I sense there is a disconnection between investors and agents because both parties do not understand each other as well as they should. In...
Ian Kibbe
Finishing Basement - Considerations - Addtl unit or Duplex?
Hello all, Longtime reader, first-time poster.We have a classic Chicago 2-flat in Bucktown. We live on the first floor and rent the 2nd.
Both units are 2bd, 1bath, ~1100 sq. ft. R4 zoningBasement is about ~1050 sq. ...
Jessica Hood
HUD - plumbing system questions
Hello friends,
You are all always so helpful so I thought I would ask...
My husband and I are buying our first home. It's a HUD foreclosure that is vacant. Their property condition report says the plumbing system ...
Kevin Kaczmarek
Landlording Best Practices
I would love to hear from the BP community what they believe are best practices of being a landlord? We are in the process of updating our documentation and procedures, and I want to make sure we are not missing anyth...
Ivan Vargas
Deceased owner. No mortgage. No heirs. Any options?
I came across a property in Orange County, CA where the owner passed away last year. Property is not under a trust. Neighbor told me he was from Europe with no family here. I did a peoplefinders search and did not fin...
Caleb Heimsoth
Memphis invest review
Hello,
My name is Caleb and I'm still very much new and learning about investor in Real estate.
Recently I have come across a turnkey company called Memphis Invest. I've read most of the relevant threads on BP abou...
Douglas Costello
Looking for advice on
I recently sent out my first direct mail campaign and I found a motivated seller right off the bat. She is out of state and not making payments on the house. The bank has moved in and winterized the property but I d...
Justin Scott
Driver for dollars to cold calling
The FACTSYesterday I went driving for dollars and I finished with 13 addresses that appeared vacant. I entered the addresses into Thatsthem.com/address in an attempt to retrieve the associated phone numbers. Got 3 num...