I just had a Texas Realtor send me purchase contract for an offer I want to make.  I was surprised to see the usual  inspection clause encumbered with the language that says the buyer needs to pay a non-refundable "op...

Hi..I am new here and want to read through comments. I haven't figured out how to post this in the local forums yet so my apologies.  I wanted to get some opinionsI usually have sold my houses via  a realtor.  This on...

Hard Money Lender Expectations as a Newer Investor Like shopping for cell phones, finding the right Hard Money Lender (HML) can be quite perplexing. With all details in hand, there still never seems to be a true appl...

We had a committee hearing a Boise in the Senate at 4:30 yesterday Friday. things were going well till law enforcement objected on safety grounds. Several senators told us that they could not sign off on something tha...

if I pay my brother or young cousins $10/hr for demo or cleaning work, can I write that off the same way I would for any other contractor?

How about if I were to replace a range hood or other appliance with o...

Recently, I sent some yellow letters to out of state owners of raw land. The last two responses I've had are from people who have their land for sale already. The weird part is that the realtors who are supposed to be...

Interested in thoughts about risk and reward when it comes to passive investments.

Namely, how would you rank this in terms of risk? (With 1 being the highest risk and 4 being the lowest risk, assuming all else equ...

While I was VERY upset, I'm taking this all with a grain of salt, but if you have any input I'd love to hear.I was divorced in Oct. 2012. That is when my former husband stopped paying mortgage and HOA, however he didn...

I'm hearing a lot of different expectations, but what is realistic. It doesn't seem logical for a seller to take 45-60% of the asking price, yet for the wholesaler to only make $2,000. For example, I had a gentleman w...

Evening BP,          I am thinking about getting my RE license in VA; the only problem is that I am an active duty Marine. I want to get the industry now, and I can't wait until I retire and want to hit the ground run...