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As a 'small time' investor, what is the best way to find licensed contractors who aren't too busy for you or think that your project is not worth their time? I was thinking of hitting up newly licensed GCs but I am c...
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Hi all. I have been trying to research the pros & cons of switching my self directed IRA over to a new administrator, as well as changing it to a Solo-401k... after speaking with Brian at Safeguard. So what I'm wo...
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Would love to hear if anyone has taken down a crooked HOA and any advice you can give me on how to handle this situation. Have a situation in a declarant (aka developer) controlled condo/HOA. The declarant finished de...
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Hello all, just seeing what criteria you use to hire a real estate lawyer for your team?
I'm from Orange County CA and I want to find best ones in the area to start talking to (I've browsed superlawyers), but besid...
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Hi all,I am a newbie from Birmingham, AL and just wanted to introduce myself. Here goes:I graduated from the University of Alabama with a Master's in Geography, focusing on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). For ...
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Hello everyone!I'm interested in buying a SFH home in CO springs as a long term rental. I've run the numbers on a bunch of properties using the following numbers:- vacancy 6%- Property tax 0.44% of list price per year...
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Hi, We recently had water backup come up from our floor drains in the basement. I would like to get a check valve installed in the sewer line to prevent this from happening again. Can anyone recommend a good plumber o...
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I'm considering going to a foreclosure auction in freehold township, NJ. I have a couple of questions:It says that you must have 20% check of the total amount that you win the auction for.and pay the rest within 30 da...
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i have a situation where a tenant didnt pay rent in september. I followed the nebraska eviction procedures. I had a constable try and serve a summons. They didnt answer and apparently i didnt file a paper that allows ...
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I have a friend selling a condo, price to me would be $150K, its assessed for around $185,000. Its a 2br/1bath, I would be buying it for rental purposes.
I want to finance it with as little cash out of my pocket as p...