Ryan M.
$700k to Invest: Need Advice
I might be selling a website and will have around $700k to invest. I'm not an active real estate investor but I've been learning about it over the past few years. If I sell this website I will be getting a lump sum an...
Stephen Dispensa
Today's NAR Settlement is GREAT news for SOME Agents
Rarely do I feel the need to comment on the state of my industry. I have been a licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Agent, or Broker since 2015. In the 9 years I’ve spent licensed in this industry I have never been impr...
Charles Granja
What are normal title fees 400-500k house?
In the past, I have purchased homes and title costs are normally 700-1200$ for homes between 100-250k (California/Missouri/Kansas).For a 420k house (Chicago), I am purchasing they have the total at 3500$, seems like a...
Huso Akaratovic
Homeowner has plumbing issues on the flip I sold...PLEASE ADVISE
Greetings all, I am in a unique situation and I am not exactly sure how to proceed with it. Here is the story. I sold a flip house approximately a little over a month ago. The house was sold FSBO with no agent on the...
Imeh Esen
Investors doing poor rehabs for a quick sale
This is really bothersome but to be expected. I just cancelled a contract on a property I was planning to purchase because as time progressed we discovered so many defects on construction. Poor craftsmanship, lazy com...
Benjamin Sulka
Paying a Contractor Before the Work is Done
BP, Recently, a friend of mine was having his flooring replaced and he paid the contractor IN FULL before any work was done. The contractor now won't get back to him and hasn't shown up for work two days in a row. I w...
Daniel D.
URGENT AGAIN: Offer Accepted - NOW WHAT?
It's me again, with my urgent advice needed threads. For some reason these deals always creep up on me!I found a property in New Providence, NJ last night. I saw it this morning @ 10 AM, i put in an offer at 1 PM, 7 P...
Shane Clark
Buying a Home with an Old Foundation: Brick, Sandstone, Dirt
I am viewing duplexes in Massachusetts where we tend to have a lot of older homes. The properties in my price range all seem to have a common issue being that they are older (we're talking 1880's - 1910's) and Realto...
David Yee
How to inspect house when purchasing out of state
Hello! I am currently reading J. Scott's The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs. I plan to purchase my first property within the next year but will most likely be doing so out of state due to financial constraints. How ca...
Mark S.
Missing Garage Doors?
I am about to close on a turnkey property in Memphis, TN. One thing I just noticed is that there are no garage doors in what was previously a two-car garage before they did the rehab. It basically looks like a cover...