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Happy new year fellow short term rental investors! Hope all is well with you...I have an opportunity to travel internationally for a week in early summer (we have just 1 rental in the US, and we will travel to Europe)...
Hey guys, one thing that I am struggling to figure out is how private lending works and how I can utilize it to benefit both parties in a buy & hold scenario.For example, when purchasing a property, you as th...
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Say a person let's his investment property go back to the bank in a completed foreclosure by publication. He paid $185,000 and owes $160,000 and the bank's loss after selling and holding cost expenses is $20,000. Wh...
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I have been investing in student housing for over four years now. I have a partnership with my brother-in-law and brother. We have learned quite a bit during that time and have had some wins and losses (learns). Here ...
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Greetings, I’m in a bit of a sticky situation. I’ve been working a short sale transaction for 14 months now. There are two liens on the home. First is Specialized Loan Services and the second is Wells Fargo. I have an...
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Short Sales Plan closer to finalization
According to a US Treasury spokeswoman, The Treasury will soon finalize the long awaited plan to expand its incentives for mortgage companies to use "short sales" as a way to s...
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Growing our RE business in the US certainly has its growing pains. In structuring our entities, (we function in Florida, Georgia and soon in Texas), we have been informed that, "...your company is a dealer in real es...
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I am new to rehabbing and wondering what more experienced rehabbers do when faced with winter conditions and a slower market through the snowy season. In the past when I was strictly flipping properties that I had un...
Hi there! I am trying to get my home listed on Airbnb and I am having some trouble understanding the zones in hillsborough county. From my understanding the city of Tampa (which I am within the limits of) doesn’t have...
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We're in the process of evaluating a multifamily near where one of my sons attend college. On paper, the numbers work, it currently has renters in place, although month to month and one unit is actively trying to mov...