Hi everyone! I was wondering if any of you have ever attempted or thought about pursuing real estate opportunities by looking at obituaries and seeing if the deceased heirs would be willing to sell? This may sound kin...

Hi all,

I'm posting this in off topic because it's not specifically about investing but it is about real estate.

My parents have about 3 acres of a 23 acre property they want to give to me. They own th...

Finally got the owners of a property to sell. It's 4 brothers who are the heirs. The parent have been deceased for many years, but the brothers kept paying the taxes and insurance. Deed is still in parents name.
Howev...

I found my first tenant and everything seemed fine. I went over the requirements with her. Gross income three times rent, Credit score greater than 600, etc... All is good she says. During the showing she mentioned he...

I already created a thread titled "Disabled Son." I did not get much positive feedback,though I am sure that the respondents were all sincere and good people.

To recap [though might help to read original th...

is this even right or fair. My condo has 16 units and the hoa president owns 4 and is telling me that the 40% rental restriction is in effect which means that 60 percent have to be owner occupied and only 40% re...

My father has a few small rental buildings in the NW Chicago area. He was the primary property manager and jack of all trades for the properties, but recently he had a massive stroke. His stroke was really bad that he...

If I buy a second house using funds from an IRA I am not entitled to any personal usage of this property correct? Is there any way to purchase the property, receive the tax benefit of an IRA, but still utilize the rea...

Please forgive the lengthiness of this post.My situation isn’t unique, but there are one or two factors that make this situation, in my eyes, impossible. My father passed three years ago. My husband and I decided to m...

Question for my Southeast Michigan members or anyone else with similar circumstances.  I've been direct mailing probates for a few months now and it's been going relatively well.  But as my list grows it's making me m...