Mason V.
What exactly does it mean to be over leveraged and how should you deal with it?
To my understanding being overleveraged is having more debt than you can payoff. This, however, cannot be right sense simply getting one mortgage would make the vast majority of people overleveraged. Therefore it must...
Cassandra Hood
Rental management contracts
I have a question. Is it common for the rental management company to state in the management contract that if I, the owner of the home, decide to sell my home within a year of termination of my rental management cont...
Luke Saglimbeni
Private lender practices
Is it normal to ask for origination fees before loan documents are concluded? A private lender approached me saying to pay a fee before documents are released and before closing. It seems like a scam. I told lender...
Jeremy Beland
If you want to find great Off-Market deals...
I’m not just talking about good deals. I mean TRULY great Off-Market deals. The kind of deals that make other investors wonder how you’re always one step ahead. The kind of deals that build your reputation for consist...
Vic Delgado
Finding authorized seller for defunct Church, adverse possession?
Hi everyone,I'm trying to find the owner of a vacant property whose last owner is listed as a church. After visiting the state website, the only church listed in that name ended over 9 years ago. I've tried calling th...
Kevin Lewis
Avoiding capital gains tax
I took out some equity on one of my investment properties in 2015 and I am buying another investment property in 2016. Can I do a 1031 exchange for this transaction and, if so, can I defer the capital gains tax?
Jaclyn Harris
Investor to NAR: We aren’t competing with first-time homebuyers
Article from HousingWire:The National Association of Realtors drew a line in the sand between homebuyers and investors, but one investor says he’s had enough.NAR made its stance on investors clear on several occasions...
Kaelyn Hearn
What is the Process like Buying a Short Sale??
Hi there,Can someone please help me understand what the process is buying a short sale? How much are the fee's? Can the purchase price be negotiated? What are the pro's and con's of a short sale?Thanks,
Luis Gutierrez
Portland OR, tenant requesting month-to-month after a year lease
Hi guys, we have a single family home in Portland Oregon. The tenant is requesting to extend occupancy in a month-to-month lease after her year lease is over. The question is, legally, do we have to conceed to the req...
Scott Huggins
Charleston Market update
1,029 homes sold in November in the region at a median price of $246,000 according to preliminary data released today by the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors® (CTAR). In November 2014, 987 homes sold at a...