Sylvia B.
Best way to structure rent to own from seller's perspective
We recently had a potential tenant ask about rent to own. Never having done that, we have questions about how it works and the best way to structure it for our benefit. If I understand the little I have read about the...
Aasim T Bickiya
Rental property owners, what is budget for repairs?
Hello Everyonei am looking to invest in oklahoma city, but what concerns me is that it looks like properties take a lot of damage from the weather such as hail storms, tornados, etcas a result of the weather, do you g...
Zee D.
HOA pays Master Policy Premium but not the Deductible?
I have a rental townhouse with an HOA. There is a master insurance policy for the area that covers common walls, roofs, etc. As expected, there is a deductible for this insurance coverage. What is news to me is that t...
Jonathan H.
Short Sale Questions...
Trying to work on landing a short sale deal in my general area, but ran into a few questions that I couldn't find the answers to - would greatly appreciate some help sorting these out.
1. If I were to negotiate a sho...
Shine Guo
Negotiating Title Insurance and Closing Fees
Hello!I have always been shocked by how expensive title insurance and settlement fees are. As a buyer, has anyone had experience either negotiating with the incumbent Title Insurance company on how much they are charg...
Eric Odum
Loopnet Changes coming in Feb
I am curious what others are doing with this service. Starting in Feb, the search feature is going away and they are forcing people on to CoStar. I am a broker, but seriously considering just dropping it all togethe...
David Chance
Selling my rentals - Tax ramifications
Hi,I plan on getting out of rentals because it is becoming harder to be a landlord in Maryland.I'll be selling them.. but was wondering if it is a bad idea with regard to taxes to sell all of them right away.I underst...
Juan Santos
Beginner Tax Lien Questions
I have some basic questions on Tax Lien investing that I have not found answers for. Here they are:1.) When you win the bid at an auction, do you then have to purchase the Tax Lien Certificate separately or is the amo...
Sam Frank
Baltimore Section 8 Tenant Placement Professionals
Hi Baltimore Folks,I have a property that looks great. It is a 4 unit building I might be able to live in and renovate with an FHA 203K loan. I would like to find Section 8 tenants for the other 3 units. I have never ...
Brandon Roberts
Turn key properties
Is buying “ A Deal “ over rated? In reference to BRRRR, theoretically, all you’re allowing yourself is some forced appreciation in the property by rolling the dice that there aren’t additional issues with the property...