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MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Gaithersburg Man Admits to Equity-Skimming Scam
By Ernesto Londoño
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, August 19, 2007; Page C13
Maryland legislators tweaked the state's real estate laws in 2005 i...
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I’m curious on how everyone is refinancing their properties. I purchased two properties in May of 2020 with cash. I have completely remodeled one and am look to cash out refi. I’ve contacted numerous banks and credit ...
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Hello everyone,I am a new investor in the Kansas City area. I am currently working to find the money to fund future deals. I found a company called Seed Capital and they referred me to Black Onyx Lending to get a li...
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Two of my tenants got into a bit of a brawl. It is hard to piece together what happened exactly because the stories don't match up, but it appears that Tenant A threatened/chased Tenant B's guests with a baseball bat ...
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Hello everyone. I have come across a house in Irvine, California that has been vacant for the last 7 years. The elderly owner who lived there passed away and her children have just been paying property taxes on it....
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Purchased a condo and received an estoppel from HOA - had multiple special assessments identified plus seller's HOA unpaid dues listed and all were paid from proceeds at closing. One month later, lawyer for HOA wrote...
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Hi,I am just looking for advice as we are desperate on where to turn. A contractor we hired with a contract took out roughly an extra $40 K over budget(the bank let him have it). We tried to get him to work for months...
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I am buying a property,by looking at the prelim report, it has a trust showing both mother's name "A" ( pass away) and daughter "B" is selling the property short sale to me. on the #2. of the title report, it says ...
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Ok, here's the story...
I am in the process of buying a property in NJ which is a short sale. At the time the offer was submitted. The loan was owned by Wells Fargo. I received the short sale approval on Friday, July...
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Hey BP!Looking for some help on understanding zoning and what is allowed to do on my lot. I just closed on my SFH which has a detached garage in the back. The garage has plumbing and electric. Naturally my thought is ...