Kent Renshaw
Besides filing a Memorandum of Agreement, how does a contract buyer protect contract seller from mortgaging the property. And if they do, who is first in line?
Scenario: Contract buyer and seller enter into a Contract for Deed. Buyer immediately files Memo of Agreement in the situs county. All goes well for two years and Seller applies for loan. Mortgage Lender realiz...
Jestin Sorenson
prospective tenants with high debt to income ratios
I have a couple applicants that are married with a newborn baby. She plans on staying home with the baby. They both have mid 700's on the smartmove application, which I think is really good. They both are college educ...
Dean Attali
Dealing with a very expensive demanding new tenant - suggestions?
Hi BPI'm a new landlord after purchasing my first SFH in September, and my property manager placed a tenant in the house starting November 1. In the 7-8 weeks that the tenant has been there, there hasn't been a single...
Elisha Keller
Newbie Question #10: Being a Woman Investor
Hi All,
So I was listening to Podcast #2 and it's something that has been on my mind:
What is it like being a woman investor? What are some challenges? What are the rewards? What about being the key per...
Mr Good
Marijuana growing in my rental
Hello. I rent a house with a separate garage to a single mom and her 12 year old son. She pays on time, has been in for a few months.
I recently had a contractor rake up all the leaves and do a nice spruce up of th...
Rod Desinord
Some realtors out there are just plain shady!!
I submitted an offer on a duplex thats listed for 339k for 350k. The realtor emailed me back saying they have offers above that. I said ok i will be sending an offer over for 365k and he wrote back saying.... Well we ...
Michael D'Egidio
How can Realtors help investors to see the bigger picture?
Greetings BP Brethren!
I'm newer to the real estate business, I've been a Realtor now for the last 7 months. I've closed 4 deals, have 2 current listings and a whirlpool vortex of buyers... and half of them.....
Emily Allred
I think I made a mistake...should I back out and lose $1700?
We are newbies. Like typical newbies, we're stupid. We're about 3 months and 1.5 properties into this biz, and realizing just how inexperienced we are. I just stumbled across biggerpockets (which is amazing!!!), an...
Mindy Jensen
Zeona McIntyre Show 229 - Retirement Through Short Term Rentals
In today's excellent episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast, Zeona McIntyre shares how her investments in short term rentals - some local and some long distance - have provided her with enough income to retire early and...
Ann Bellamy
Seller financing is about to get ugly on Jan 10 2014
Great article about new restrictions when selling a property and providing financing to the end buyer. These restrictions go into effect under Dodd-Frank on January 10. These are federal restrictions, not limite...