Hello Bigger Pocket friends!I bought a fix and flip property on a hard money loan and closed on it with a clean title. After completing the rehab I put it for sale on the market . The property went under contract, but...

Out of state landlord has owned the house for less than a year and wants out, but tells me he can't get in touch with his tenants for us to see the inside. He has no pics available.

Navigating the Surge in Rental Application Fraud: A Guide for Landlords and Property Managers
In recent years, the rental market has experienced a troubling rise in application fraud. This phenomenon not only poses s...

"CoreLogic Expects Short Sale Fraud Prevention Tool to Catch On"

http://www.biggerpockets.com/links/6844

Excerpt from this link:

To prevent short-sale fraud before closing, the new tool matches loan details against...

Met ANOTHER victim of frauds brokering real estate without a license. Talked to the owner. He seems like a nice guy but is clueless about buying and selling real estate. So, along come some frauds that put it under co...

Hi,I'm very new to Real estate and I'm thinking about buying a condo here in Chicago. I'm quite aware most lenders won't finance an investment property unless I give a 20 % down payment. I want to give a 5-10 % down p...

Greetings,
This past summer I was monitoring a townhouse that was listed under HUD website that I wanted to purchase. Of course, as an honest person with integrity, I was following the HUD rules and did not bid durin...

I've been seeing ads on TV and hearing them on podcasts discussing the dangers of having your house literally stolen by means of "deed fraud".  Supposedly, a scammer successfully impersonates you, forges documents and...

This erroneous description of title fraud has always annoyed me.  As described in the body of the article, no property owner lost title to their home.  The title insurers paid the purchasers, who were the victims of t...