I'm an American living in SE Asia and considering buying a small one bedroom flat somewhere along the Italian riviera.  Why?  The dollar is strong, and long term, I'd love to have a place we can go to for months on en...

Hey everyone, not sure if this is the best place for this question...
But I have a question about hard money lending. I've been researching some lenders in my area and most say they only give LTV of 75%. My question i...

A few days ago a tenant reported reported that her refrigerator was performing poorly and didn't seem to be cooling as well as it once had. She complained of food spoiling quickly and frozen items partially thawing. T...

so i have read and researched this designation for some time now, and even obtained good info from one of the forums' resident tax experts Steven Hamilton, II, but i am just curious how many out there are actually usi...

I am a first time investor in multi family. In the process of purchasing a multi family in Lowell, MA. The seller is financing at 15% down, 5% interest rate, 30 yrs amortization, 15 yr balloon payment. Due to this,...

What is the tax treatment for the different income streams from Lease Options?  Is the Option fee self employment income (business income) when rec'd by a "future potential buyer"?  Can the monthly income be "rental i...

(I don't want to limit this to Legal forum, so please let me post it in thus general thread). 
This is my first property, financed 2 years ago, so obviously I don't have much reserve. The property is in North Carolin...

We have had a house listed with a realtor.  We started at $254 looking for an owner financed deal but ended up getting the house under contract at $227 with traditional financing.    The buyer has not been able to sec...

Hi all,

Firstly, I would like to ask if anyone has a good real estate attorney reference in California?

Second, can someone help me understand costs around forming an LLC out of state while I live in California. I k...

How many agents who work with REO properties are disclosing to their buyers that they may not have a clear title to that property? Went to the local REI meeting last night and they were discussing how the banks and re...