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Collin Hays Beware of "land for sale" scams
23 June 2023 | 30 replies

A fellow contributor here, John Carbone, sent me a link yesterday to a lot for sale in the Smokies.  The price certainly seemed reasonable.  It so happened that I know the owner of the lot.  He is one of our homeowner...

Mindy Jensen Buying or Selling Soon? This is a MUST READ Story!!!
2 April 2017 | 28 replies

I hate this article. It's well-written, but the story makes me sick. If you are buying or selling soon - or ever - read this article from The BiggerPockets Blog. You can't afford not to. 

Kris Haskins Craigslist Scam finally got me good
17 December 2014 | 59 replies

So I had one of my rentals on craigslist with a lockbox on the front door.  I've been using lock boxes for 10 years.  I had a rental on the market for a few weeks giving out the code to people to look inside.  Yesterd...

Ben Bymaster Does anyone invest internationally?
21 February 2019 | 21 replies

I was recently thinking about how many investors don't limit themselves to their local market, and they even invest out of state. Soon after, I thought to myself, why limit yourself to only one country? Is it possible...

Bryan H. Someone is advertising my place for rent!
26 November 2013 | 30 replies

So I just saw a house listed for rent on Craigslist and it had a photo & description of my house. It's NOT listed by my property manager.

These dirtbags are taking a $99 deposit and I would imagine the re...

Vivian Hernandez How can you tell if a turn key is not legit?
10 November 2015 | 13 replies

What are the red flags?

Stephen Turner Anyone have any experience with HM Lender-Patch of Land
4 July 2019 | 31 replies

Hi:I been speaking with someone from Patch of Land, the HM lender. Everything sounds good about their loan program...does anyone have any personal experience as it pertains to ..were there any upfront costs, documenta...

Reed Mollins Mistake lease with $0/mo , can i get my tenant to pay?
27 July 2017 | 51 replies

so, i use an e-payment system, and last summer it generated a $0 lease and sent it to the tenant. That was dumb. But what was worse is that when it came back to my office, my person signed it too! but i'm not done. Af...

Account Closed Phoenix homebuyer duped out of $73K in real-estate scam
22 December 2017 | 57 replies

One click. One-tenth of a second later, $73,000 disappeared into the ether and two Phoenix home sales were derailed.It was no accident. Homebuyers across the country are being targeted in custom-tailored email scams a...

Mark Crutcher I have a private lender up front fee is it a scam ?
23 February 2018 | 46 replies

I have a private lender who is loaning $80,000 at 4% interest paid back at $266 a month for six months with the $80,000 paid back at the end he's charging $800 origination fee is this a scam ?