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A family member is in hardship and considering a short sale.
First loan from ASC is $271162.40 and second loan is from Ocwen
at $68,126.28. I would like to bail him out and is willing to pay 76%
of $340,000 balance. W...
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My wife and I are getting started in real estate. We don't have much background in the field yet. We've read a few books, and taken a short 2 day online class. She worked as an apartment office manager once upon ...
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I put a bid in on a SFH that I know has a lot of potential but would like some feedback on the direction I should go with it.
It’s an older home but most in my market are.
It’s an estate deal so it’s being sold “as is...
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I had always thought you had until the end of the redemption period in redemption states if no one buys at the auction. I had a short sale pending with Shellpoint and they wouldn't postpone the auction, it was held a...
I'm 22 years old, just finished college, where I would like to buy my first investment property. I moved back in with my family to help me save to pay off the mortgage for the single family home. I have not made any d...
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Hey BP, outside of the normal LoopNet, local commercial agents and cold calling does anyone have any other advice on how to find available properties? Looking in Louisville KY / Cincinnati / Indianapolis / Nashville a...
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Hello my name is Ross from Walden New York I'm very new to real estate. I'm Honestly looking to provide a better future for my family and kids. I am not crazy about investing in something I don't understand which is w...
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As a new investor what are the three main things you look for in a mentor?
Followed up by what you dislike about the whole GURU thing.
And finally... If success were certain would you do what your mentor asked you t...
I thought I would share this experience as an example of how investment expectations can differ drastically from reality. Luckily the amounts involved here were relatively small, and it was more of an annoyance than a...
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My husband and I are thinking about OOS investing and we read that it is good to have a CPA with real estate investment knowledge for tax purposes. Our current CPA is kind of clueless about real estate tax implication...