Michael Caril
Buying a house with my girlfriend
My girlfriend and I live together and instead of renting another place I have been looking for a home to buy. I found one that we both like and I can afford on my own.
I am planning on purchasing the house myself an...
Ted Klein
Selling a Property Back to Yourself
Upon the death of my sister, I have been researching properties owned by her and I have found quite a lot that I need help understanding.She was previously married and legally divorced but began living with her new pa...
Mark Beekman
Can Gain from Jointly Owned Property Be Designated to One Owner?
My wife and I are looking to purchase a SFH to rehab and flip. We want the gains from the sale to go to me for tax purposes. We originally had the idea of me buying the property and having the deed solely in my name, ...
Account Closed
Can you buy real-estate in any country?
I was reading up how Canadians can buy real-estate in the US and I was wondering if you can do the same thing in another country. Such as making investments in the UK, China, Japan, Australia, etc?If that's possible,...
Kelly Sennholz
Suspicious people calling to rent, appear to be gathering data
When I post rentals, I am now getting frequent calls from people who appear to be "fake." They do not appear to be in the market for a rental, but appear to be trying to gather data.I am EXTREMELY CONCERNED about the ...
Stacey Gibbons
Wholesaling a property in NYC (owner deceased)
Question I found a property where the owner is deceased, his common law wife at the time does not have any of the original documents and he has no next of kin. How do I proceed with getting a deal?
Dave Hill
Land Trusts in Washington State
Does anyone have any experience using a land trust in Washington State? That is, is such an entity a legally acceptable means of holding title and can title insurance be obtained by the trust's trustee in this state?...
A Blanchard
Louisiana Real Estate Law
Louisiana is one of (is not the) only state that is not governed by common law. Does anyone know of any resources where I can find Louisiana real estate laws?
I tried http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/search.htm and...
Scotty Gifford
Divorced couple, one moves out
A couple signed the lease last December, around September, the woman moved out. She called in October asking for her deposit back. I told her that because her husband and her are still on the lease she was out of luc...
Adam Pierce
Should I make my girlfriend sign a lease?
Hi BP,So I'm planning on buying my first home around the end of the year and I would like to allow my girlfriend to live with me. We have been going out for about 6 months and I was wondering if I should create a rent...