I currently own a SFH in Philly and am looking to kickstart my foray into REI by renting it out and house hacking a multi-family property (up to 4 units). My plan is to find a property that is 3 years old or less so I...

Good afternoon!  I just had a prospective tenant ask if I accepted funds from a trust.  She didn't describe it that way exactly, but that is what I finally figured out she was saying.  Anyway, sounds like I have to fi...

Hi Trying to rap my head around this. Let's say that there is an LLC established and we have completed a few deals. What if one day a member of the LLC wants to leave for whatever reason how would he get out and what ...

I'm actually a banker and had a trust attorney stump me yesterday. He asked why banks do not lend anymore to irrevocable trusts and I knew the answer was "no" (at least at the ones I've worked for) but didn't really k...

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I'm new to the forum (this is my first post) and I have to say it has been an excellent source of information regarding things of the real estate nature, and also in general.

I'm currently a college stude...

First..I am a tenant in the city of Chicago. I am hoping to get some owners feedback. I live in a non smoking building. There  are a few general signs and an occasional email when people complain...bottom line they re...

This new startup, called Rhino, is launching a new insurance product for landlords that claims to negate the need for security deposits. In theory, this will make listings more appealing and cut down on the hassle of ...

Hello everyone,
I have some friends that just bought a house in San Diego and they had me over to give some electrical advice. As I looked in the attic, the house is clearly a flip. There are multiple code violations...

Hello BP,I am looking at houses in Salem Oregon and all the houses in my price range have a fireplace. These are smaller 2 or 3 bedroom houses, so the fireplace takes up a huge chunk of area in the living room and mak...

What is there is a conflict in the disclosure and acceptance timeline? What if buyer has original 17 days to accept the seller's disclosure got override to 0 days. And seller doesn't send the disclosures after day 1. ...