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Has anyone seen this article? "The Really Big One"http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-r... I know the New Yorker is a bit lengthy to read start to finish, so I included some quotes from the article that I...

Hello! Any lease-option sellers out there that can help me? If the lease is for two years, how do you calculate a reasonable buy price at the end of the lease if the buyer exercises the buy option? I have tons more qu...

Not the best of nights last night.

I have a scheduled appointment to show one of my vacant houses to a potential tenant this evening, so last night I drove over to the house to make sure everything was in order for ...

I hired a chartered accountant three weeks ago to help me with my taxes due to a 1031 exchange. The taxes were supposed to be done three weeks ago. I had to point out to him that the settlement statements would be nee...

Hi there!
My wife and I are in the process of putting our first property up for rent. We are currently shopping around for the insurance that best suits our needs, however, we have quotes ranging from $600-1600. Each...

Hello Everybody,
We've recently posted our 2Bed/1Bath SFR using TurboTenant, which advertises on other sites(Zillow, etc.), and craigslist. We're getting a lot of inquires. We have been scheduling open houses by appt...

I am a novice when it comes to different types of lending ( Conventional, Private, etc.) so I am looking for some help as to which route I should take.Credit: Not so great. 650-700. DTI: Great. If I had 750+ credit I ...

Hey BP,Forgive the lost post. So this just happened. I'm an investor based out of Miami and am currently in the middle of my first buy and hold deal which is currently under renovation with the hopes of making it a su...

I have a friend whose grandmother purchased 11 homes last year for her kids/grandkid (my friend being the grandkid). Its a mix of SFH and MFH. The properties are causing turmoil because...well they can't get along to ...