Landon Elscott
I lost $22,000 selling a sports car, but improved my net worth $27,500 - my first deal!
After writing this, I now realize it's pretty long, so I put the main focus and details of the deal in bold and the rest of the fluff in italics.Prior to successfully completing my first real estate deal, one of the t...
Shawn Kenyon
Emotional support animals
Well it's happened. people are applying to rent our units with their emotional support pitbulls and other animals . Of course we follow all fair housing laws . but what we need to do is weed out people that have legi...
Tony Ngo
Tenant wants to add in husband with criminal record - need advice
Current situation, I rented a duplex out to a single mom with kids two months ago. She's on section 8. Section 8 pays 100% of the rent. I received a letter from section 8 saying that she got married so she'll need ...
Michael Adamo
Inherited property in LA, seeking advice from experienced investors
Hello all,
As a single father, I am reaching out to the community for some advice on a property that my sister and I recently inherited in Los Angeles, in the 90036 zip code. The lot is 6500sqft, with a 3 bed 2 b...
Russell Holmes
Are there long(er)-term private lenders for owner occupied?
Hello BP,I want to see if anyone could point me in the right direction or offer insight on something I'm trying to help an old friend out with. This situation isn't one I'm looking to profit a dollar from. But if the...
Jessica Wood
Can’t enter rental unit - active water leak
Our NIGHTMARE TENANT has been given a 7 day notice to vacate. There is an active water leak coming from her apartment for the second time. We told her we’d be bringing plumbers by this morning. She ADDED A LOCK to the...
Nathan Gesner
Would you throw out your tenant's personal belongings?
Read this: https://www.newsweek.com/landl...Different states have different laws, but I wouldn't throw away items of value! If it were me, I would have placed these items in storage and only returned them when the Ten...
Mauricio Lopez
Neighbor complaning about loud noise from tenant's autistic son
Hello everyone. I am currently presenting a situation I had not come across before and I can use some help from your wisdom and experience. My family owns a rental property in a B class neighborhood in San Diego (Whic...
Frank Fiore Jr
To Short Sale or Not To Short Sale That Is The Question?
I realize there is no sure fire way to guarantee a lender will agree to a short sale and in a lot of cases it seems to come down to "the bottom line", will it be it more profitable; or should I say less costly; tha...
Bryan Hancock
Sample Release Clauses For Blanket Loans
I was wondering if someone knew of a good spot to review sample legal language for some sample release clauses for blanket loans. We're about to contract with a seller who will finance a small development project for...