Adam Goldberg
House appears Vacant, What next?!
A neighborhood house appears vacant for 3-5 years according to my father-in-law, yard unkept, driveway overgrown, siding/roof peeling, window shades a mess, etc. Architecturally, it was for sure, once a very beautiful...
Alana Nevares
Euclid Ohio Properties
Hi,Any thoughts on Euclid's Ohio safety? Any particular areas within Euclid that are rough?The current available properties appear to make sense as far as numbers.Taxes are better than Cleveland Heights, and so it was...
Trey Manfield
Off-ramp for hemorrhaging negative cashflow
Greetings everyone,
13 months ago when planning to move to Monterey, CA I was swept up in a wave of enthusiasm to enter the real estate market after feeling like I missed out over the past 15 years, and I used my VA...
Rusty Hitt
ROI calculations
I have been looking for the answer to this question on the board and can't pin it down. It appears (to my highly untrained eye) that equity gains do not appear in CoC ROI. Is this the case? If not, why?
Kevin Hoff
Inspection report red flags
Hi everyone,
First time home investor here. I have a single family home 3 br, 2 ba home that I've been looking at in the Kansas City Metro area that is a good value, solid ROI, great neighborhood, and good cashflow...
Meagan Travis
Hud Bid Counter
Hi All,I placed a bid on a HUD home yesterday that has been listed for 32 days (list price has not been reduced yet) at 82% of the listing price. HUD countered my offer today at exactly 88% of the list price (textboo...
George Bittar
Estate/Probate with Foreclosure Proceedings
Hey All,
Looking for some guidance. I came across a lead and trying to determine if there is some meat on the bone and what angle to take here. First off- this property has not gone through probate and per th...
David S.
Can a roof with a ridge vent to have two shingle layers?
Hey all, I’m looking to put an offer on a home that’s part of an estate. The seller has no idea if there’s one or two layers on the roof and I couldn’t tell when walking the property (no ladder). But the house has a r...
Account Closed
Mortgage rates jumped by more than 0.25 percent on Friday - wrong way Mortgage News
What was supposed to help the market, just went the wrong way. Yes, I understand why, but that doesn't help matters.
"The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate jumped 27 points from 6.26 percent to 6.53 percent on...
Vidit Maini
Cracks Appearing in Condo – Normal wear and tear OR Structural Concern?
Hello Friends,I own a 1982-built ground-level condo (one unit above, one below). It was renovated in 2017 and rented in 2022 with no issues. Now, three years later, my tenant reported cracks in every room—paint cracki...