Account Closed
Have most Renters/Families pretty much given up saving for first home?
A decade back I encountered vastly a higher percent of renter families saving up tens of thousands of dollars and moving out of their apt within a few years into their first homes.These days I rarely ever come across ...
Chris T.
Title insurance? Pro and Cons?
Hello all. I'm new to BP but has some limited experience with real estate investing. First time post!Anyways, I want to get your thoughts on title insurance. I just recently purchased my 2nd property through sheriff ...
Douglas Larson
Unusual but Easy-Money Utah flip - $36K
I hesitate to post this one because it's not the norm. It's also NOT the kind of thing that most brand new investors can do. That said, I think the story is repeatable and others can learn something.In early March I g...
Gabriel Medina
Deep dive into deeds
So I found a property that peaks my interest online and while reading the description I see “Property is being sold as is and will be sold with a QUIT CLAIM DEED ..title needs to be quieted”. I sent and email asking f...
Chris Y.
Help! What can I do? Attorney screwed up title and other things?
We have used the same attorney for a few purchases and recently came to realize he screwed up many things. 1. He failed to find out there is an open permit on the house. The previous owner applied for a permit to expa...
S R Scearp
inspection and first offer
I am looking at purchasing the 3-unit that I've been living in for the last 6 years. The seller is not putting it on the market because he doesn't have a timeframe to sell, but at the same time he would prefer to get...
Craig Rismiller
Tenant Screening Tip...
Just wanted to share with the BP community a couple of tips that came into great use while screening a perspective tenant:
1. If available online, check with the county assessor who actually owns the property...
Debasish Bhattacharjee
How to communicate officially wit my first inspection as landlord
Being a first time landlord inspecting property for the first time raises few glitches and below are those. Need suggestion on how to communicate effectively to tenant by maintaining no law break. Property is located ...
Timothy H.
Tim from Middle Earth (ok New Zealand).
Hi!Im Tim!What makes me special? Everything!(I love the way my font size keeps getting bigger here...??!)I own one property and it has doubled in value in three years. I purchased at the right time in the right plac...
Hubert Sarfo
First Time Investor in Newark
Hello all!I'm a recent college grad who's been learning about real estate for the past 5-6 months and I'm ready to take the next step and actually dive in and get hands on knowledge versus sitting on the sidelines onl...