Why does the middle man have to have accurate repair estimates? I'm just curious as to why the person assigning the property to an end buyer have to have accurate repair estimates. I look at it like this. Repair costs...

Hello BP!I am officially Moving to Philadelphia but will be working out of an office in Cherry Hill NJ (since I am only licensed in NJ for now). I have had my real estate license for about a year but have closed no de...

This is more of a rant than anything.

I went to a closing today to purchase a fine gem and the seller would not sign off on his docs due to the $50 escrow fee and a $50 deed preparation fee. He agreed to both of t...

I am planning on changing out shower heads in all my rental units where I pay water.  Just wondering if anyone has used or can recommend any low flow shower heads and if you could see a difference in the water bill.

This isn't a question.  This is just a rant.I own apt buildings in bad neighborhoods.  I am often victim to prospective tenants who no call no show.  I managed to schedule 6 back to back showings yesterday afternoon. ...

OK,

How do you find a good Realtor?

1. Trial and error
2. Call
3. ???

I have ran through several Realtors and man is it hard to find one that isn't an idiot. Possibly it is my fault (patience, explaining what...

Hello! I would love to get some suggestions about how to handle the situation I ran into. I bought a rental house and inherited the one-year lease and the tenants. The lease will be due in 4 months and the tenants are...

I work with my local Community Youth Services program providing 2 apartments for them and I do seminars for kids at risk preparing to enter the rental market.  One of the client counselors sent me this question this w...

I'm the buyer and it's within the 10 day option period 

Hello all,

I am working on my first deal, and not sure if this is one I should jump into.

House was built in 1930 in a very urban part of town. Comps are all over the place on this street, from $16K to $132K. The...