I mentioned the possibility of double closing with the escrow officer I use at my title company and she seemed a bit confused. She said there were "multiple types" of double closing.

With that being said, w...

First off thank you in advance for all for the great advice already on this forum.  I own a rental property free clear and obviously have equity.  Instead of taking that equity and buying another property I'd rather i...

I am in process of purchasing a turnkey property (built 1969, 3 bed/2 bath for $139k.)  The inspection report came back with some minor findings. There is a structural finding: "Unusual settling cracks and significant...

Look forward to connecting with investors/property managers who rent by room. We can all share the pros and cons, learnings, laws around rent by room in Seattle/Redmond/Kirkland/Bellevue. I have been exploring rent by...

I am a Philadelphia resident.  I am in the process of buying a vacation home in New Jersey.  My realtor has suggested that I hire a lawyer.  I have been through the home-buying process twice in Philly and never had a ...

I’ve read horror stories about buying properties via Auction. For those of you savvy in this area, I would appreciate your list of “DOs and DON’Ts” and “DON’T FORGET TOs” for someone thinking about trying this for the...

Hi all,
We rented our place to  a couple but one of them became abusive to the other after splitting up. Both of them are on the lease. What is a way to remove the abuser? It is possible that the victim might want to...

I'd like to know what is your biggest pain point about getting applicant's previous landlord references or giving references?1. Landlords don't respond back to your request for landlord reference. Either you can't get...

Check out this story: Getting rid of squatters

A new bill would make squatting a felony. I like the part about allowing the landlord to use "FORCE". Landlords would be allowed to enter the house and remove th...

Hello BP,In order to gain greater buying power (sooner) I was wondering if it's legal or if anyone here has ever combined their spouses 401k to use in a self directed 401k trust to purchase real estate property.I unde...