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I'm going to cut to the chase: a so-called "contractor" had his employees do some work in one of my rental units. The worker poured grout/mortar water into the tub. Needless to say, two weeks later when the tenants m...
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Share your favorite real estate / economics / finance jokes, so we can a minute from our deal-making to put a smile on our faces..BROKER JOKE. NO OFFENSE TO ANY BROKERS OUT THERE!I'VE BEEN HAVING A TOUGH TIME DECIDING...
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Specifically this situation:
A wholesaler pays a mail man for the address of a vacant property. The wholesaler is not a licensed RE salesperson/broker.
Is this an illegal activity for the wholesaler, the mail man...
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Would you rent to a tenant that wants to pay up front? Have not run background/credit check yet but she has mentioned she has terrible credit and is not currently employed. She received money from a "settlement" and w...
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Our primary home is paid off, we are Refi-Ing and going to use the equity to purchase our 1st flip. Lender #1 is offering no closing cost, same interest rate but less on the LTV only 65%. Lender #2 is offering more LT...
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I am a real estate wholesaler in Delaware and I advertise on craigslist: "Investor pays $500 per property lead that closes". So bird dogs bring me a bunch of leads, and if i wholesale one of those, i will pay them ...
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The instructions for 1099-MISC say this: Form 1099-K. Payments made with a credit card or payment card and certain other types of payments, including third-party network transactions, must be reported on Form 1099-...
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Hi All,
I am under contract on a property in Jacksonville, FL and there are a few concerns I have now that inspection has been completed. The inspector noted that this property has a settlement concern with a few cra...
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Hey BP family I could use some advice. I'm a wholesaler in Tampa FL but I am wholesaling a house in my home town in Jacksonville FL. My aunt died and left her home to my cousin ( her only living child) will she need ...
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Hi all,
I have a friend that had an accident yesterday while remodeling a home. He had to be airlifted to the hospital and lost two fingers. He has been working for a guy for the past 7 years or so doing remo...