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My wife and I just bought a Freddie mac home steps house during the owner occupied period. We closed last thursday. I needed about 3 weeks to paint and do some work to the house before moving in, so we have not yet mo...
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I have a strict no pet policy, but lately prospective tenants have been saying "but my dog is a service animal." Is there a legal definition in my state of Michigan of a service dog? I don't think I can even ask a pr...
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I'm looking to buy a duplex to live in. I've been pursuing FHA loans because I'd like to put as little cash down as possible to have money for renovations, maintenance and improvements. However, the fees associated ...
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What's the latest analysis with regard to Dodd-Frank 2014 which comes into effect January 10th as far as how it relates to real estate investors doing options, lease purchases, seller financing, etc.?
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I am currently wrapping up my second live-in flip and am fortunate to have the opportunity to make a little over $100,000 net profit on this one deal if all goes well. I have lived in the home for 3 years and have don...
I want to get back into the property investment business. I used to buy and flip SFRs until the bust came in 2008! I lost all my properties. This time i want to invest in Multi family apartment rentals. The most impor...
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I don't currently have a rental property, so I also don't currently have a lease. I see forum posts all the time with "I downloaded this lease for free" or "I put this into my lease to protect me".So how many pages is...
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I just spoke with my real estate attorney, she said the contract is fine that I currently have, however she said that it would probably be necessary to change this that I have in the contract. How do you go about adve...
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Tonight I am in London.
London is a place I visit often and was my home for three recent years.
During our time living in London, we - my family of four - visited as many places across Europe as practical, knowing...