I recently sent out a postcard that elicited some very angry responses; people obviously quite upset, 3 threats to sue, profanity, accusations of cowardice etc. 8 of the 11 messages from the mailing were angry. As a r...
My wife and I are new to the scene.Today a house was listed in our market (Kalamazoo, Michigan). It looked great, a 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath, Ranch listed below market. Ran the numbers for a Buy and Hold as well as flip a...
I am looking at potential liability of the following subject to deal. Scenario... seller went into strategic default on primary years ago.. he has been prolonging foreclosure via fraud claims against the bank.. al...
People Sell Their Properties When They have “Pain.”Emotions are what drive people's buying behavior. These emotions can be positive like joy, hope, satisfaction and excitement or they can be negative like fear, doubt,...
Not only an endless ban on evictions (for any reason) but now perhaps also landlords must pay 25% of tenant rents? What on earth? Politicians need to stop trying to win votes by leveraging a crisis. Punishing landlord...
Hi,Firstly, I really hope this doesn't turn into a heated political debate. I'm opening this thread to discuss real estate, not politics and policies.As someone who is looking to get into real estate I'm now questioni...
I was a co-borrower on an FHA loan for my daughter’s first home a Duplex. A month into this, and after being approved, under contract, inspections completed, two weeks till closing, the lender calls me and says “we’v...
Hello everyone, I have been listening to BiggerPockets podcasts for about 1 month now and decided to connect in the forums. I am 32 and currently in Arlington Height, IL (Chicago suburbs). A few years ago my wife an...
Hello all wondering how many of you give your tenants gifts around Christmas time? Birthday or any other special day?
Hello ya'll!I'm gearing up to turn over a unit that has a month to month tenant. I am in Maine and only need to give 30 days notice with no reason. That being said, this tenant has a tendency to jump to anger when app...