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Account Closed Why John & Jane Smith Can't Afford To Buy A house - No, it isn't interest rates
27 September 2023 | 85 replies

Don't blame everything on interest rates - It's because wages haven't kept pace
My wife and I bought our first house in Seattle in 1986 for $78,000. It was in a safe, desired neighborhood, post card view of downtown,...

Rob Pene Why do realtors consider Wholesaling illegal or unethical?
7 November 2014 | 52 replies

I was talking to a realtor who has cash buyer clients and he was telling me how wholesaling isn't an officially recognized real estate practice in the "real estate" industry.

It could be considered an illegal...

Karen F. Class C landlords - better build up some cash reserves
26 March 2020 | 49 replies

To any LLs who rent to people who are working class but pay their own, unsubsidized rent: be advised that you should build up some cash reserves.  New England Journal of Medicine just published a case report of the di...

Nick B. 50% of the house for sale! What's there for an investor?
2 July 2017 | 60 replies

Hello BP!I saw a very strange SFH listing today. A seller owns this house together with his family member and wants to sell his share (50%) without occupancy rights. The sale price equals to the unpaid mortgage amount...

Shannon Shannon How to understand if I can ever be granted permission to work from home while in an HOA that says NO?
28 March 2013 | 93 replies

I am simply beside myself. I am VERY new to SC...and about to put in an offer on a home only to realize the HOA forbids ANY home businesses of ANY kind. My career is in family based home child care (6 or less kids)......

Tim Johnson Keeping the druggie money
1 March 2016 | 47 replies

Hi BP!My wife and I purchased an 18 unit multifamily in December.  The building is full of mostly great people, but there was one fellow that always smelled like pot.  We talked to him about it but the odors continued...

Tomiko Graves What do I do?!?! - Tenants installed kitchen in basement!!
29 September 2020 | 62 replies

Hi all!I need some advice.  This has never happened to me before and I'm not sure how to handle it.  When I went today to have my current tenants sign another one-year lease, I did an inspection of the property.   To ...

Marc Allen Illinois Property Taxes
2 September 2017 | 24 replies

Hi All,I'm curious how people are continuing to justify buy-and-hold investments in Illinois suburbs with the current state of property taxes. I've got my eye one pretty inexpensive property which is listed at $80K, w...