Michelle Mapp
How do people make the numbers work in Southern CA?
We recently moved to Southern CA. I wanted to get an FHA loan, put 5% down and purchase a multi-family in Pasadena, CA. I broke out my spreadsheets and WOW - I can't seem to make any scenario actually work, even to b...
Jose T.
Bidding on Second Mortgage at Auction in 2 days, big questions
I'm interested in bidding for a home at auction. There are two mortgages on the same property going to auction within 3 weeks of each other. The first mortgage that is going to auction is a secondary mortgage. If I ...
Ibrahim Hughes
Pricing An Appraised Property
Hi All. This is my first property where I got it appraised before selling. I'm usually good with determining ARV's but this is a historic home so I got a certified appraisal done before I place it back on the market.
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Gary Lawson
Rental Property Yard is Flooding
Good Morning!I have a single family home that I purchased in Southeast Michigan in January 2018. I have a tenant in there now, and am working with a property manager due to the fact that I do not live in Michigan. T...
Jordan Decuir
Houston Housing Market Cooled in September '18
Just a quick update to anyone interested, below is a link to the Houston Association of Realtors' monthly market snapshot. September 2018 saw decreased transaction volume compared to September 2017. Much of this coul...
Dave Olverson
Durham Neighborhoods
Recently, I have been doing some research on the neighborhoods of Durham. As someone who doesn't (yet) live in Durham, I wanted to share my thoughts on the different neighborhoods and let people:a) tear apart my thoug...
Tina Lee
So many mad people calling me
Hi, I have a very small studio apartment listed for Low price and got about 200 inquires on past week but only about 3 showing because none of rest qualify. The showing did not turn into actual application, at mean ti...
Kellan Martz
New investor - Looking at Vegas and a few other markets
I am a younger attorney located in Los Angeles with experience in government and landlord/tenant law. I've decided to take the first steps into real estate investing with a business partner, also located in Los Angel...
Brian H.
Your thoughts on two potential renters...
I have had my first rental ad out for almost a month. Wanted to get the rental filled by 5/1, but if I need to wait for better candidates I will. Much rather wait for better renters than jump the gun into a nightmare ...
Aaron Jones
Lawton Rental Market
I live in OKC, but I'm considering investing in Lawton. However, I am not really familiar with the area. Any investors holding property in Lawton? How's the rental market there? Specifically, how is demand? Any troubl...