I have a tenant in The house for 2 months.She just told me that she is suffering from cancer.She is the only bread earner in the house. I can see potential trouble.I want to be nice. I am a good soul but also want to...

Hello :I am Joseph T Bubanj, 45 years young and for the most part I am new to real estate and to BP.  I am a born and raised New Yorker and currently I reside on Long Island.  My mother owns a rental property in Queen...

I have a tenant that recently found out they have cancer and cannot work for at least 6 months because they will be going through chemo. They missed two rent payments because they were waiting on their disability insu...

Kind of a strange post for a real estate investing forum but I will tie this back to real estate. I recently realized that writing is a good outlet for me and sharing my thoughts can maybe help someone else so it’s a...

I recently had a tenant that decided they want to break their lease and move to another city for treatment. It is kind of a coincidence because the deadline for renewing their lease was July 31st, 2017. The current le...

I recently contracted a landscaping company to do a complete overhaul at my rental. Today, the tenant contacts me unhappy that they were using Round-Up as it contains glyphosate. Trying to reassure her, I sent her lin...

Hey everyone! My name is Andrew, I’m 38 years old and I’m ready to take my life to a whole new level!
After spending the last year battling cancer (and winning!) I’m now going to make my real estate dream a reality.
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So I keep seeing that most lenders want two years of steady W2 income in order to qualify for a mortgage. I have 2 years of tax returns, one year was 12k (gross) and the other was 14k (gross), which would most likely ...

I read an article that stated two year W2 income is becoming less important then in past is this a myth or doesn’t it depends on the bank?

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I suppose it's time to stop lurking in the shadows & introduce myself. My name is Sandy, and I am real estate professional based in Southern California, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara to be exact. I h...