Nick J.
Expensive lesson learned in Short Sales
Let me first start by saying that I am far from being a newb in Short Sales. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not dumb enough to 'claim' to be doing short sales since 1952 or some crazy stuff like that.
As most o...
Troy Sorrento
Difficulty renting basement apartment
Greetings all, I have listed my basement apartment located here in Toronto on many websites, including realtor.ca since July. There were many interests, shown the unit to many potential tenants, however, it appears to...
Ally Garcia
Beginner investing: Pay off student loans or buy property?
am 28yrs old in LA working in marketing. Right now I have about $20k in a high yield online savings and money market, and not exactly sure which I should focus on more - paying off student loans, saving to buy a h...
Joanne Tsai
STR hiccup! What to do!?
BPers, sigh... I thought I did my due diligence, but apparently not so. We bought a house in Hampon, VA, it is 15 min walk to the beach. Instead of putting it in the rental market, I wanted to try airbnb it. So I rese...
Hernan B.
Mice problems
I have a tenant that has been complaining about mice. Just wondering what the typical course of action is to get rid of them. The tenants are not very clean people which makes think this will be an uphill battle. Do p...
Gayle Eisner
Renting out Rooms in rental property - students
Hi:I just bought a rental property a while back and it is now vacant. My daughter is a college student and she asked me if she could rent a room in the 3 br house and find other students to rent the other two rooms. ...
Stephen McKee
Stupid SoCal Misconceptions
I have lived in the Inland Empire my whole life. It has gone through 3 Major booms and busts. Every time there is an insane amount of inventory compared to every where else in SoCal. Currently we are in the best buyer...
Richard Prescott
Run Down of Double Closing Process - Who Pays Who and When
Hello,I'm currently close to putting a contract under offer with a bank with a $40k profit for some cash buyers/rehabbers. Unheard of now in the Decatur/Atlanta market. I'll be wholesaling this via a double close usin...
Joshua Dorkin
HUD Home Q&A
HUD Home Q&A
What is a HUD Home?
A HUD Home may be a single-family house, a townhome, condominium or other type of residence. The properties were deeded to HUD/FHA by mortgage companies who had foreclosed on FHA-...
Ben Stevenson
Do you have any regrets about your first real estate deal?
Hi there,My name is Ben Stevenson, I am a 22 y/o electrical engineering tech outside of the GTA. My significant other and I attempted to purchase our first home/investment property in April but couldn't conquer the st...