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We recently bought a foreclosed home at an auction through Sirote knowing that the previous owners were still living there. An investor friend explained to us that it's better to speak with the previous homeowners (p...
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I am purchasing a home in a college town for our sons to live in next school year. Currently there are tenants in there until August when their lease expires. I have a copy of their lease ( which is really thorough), ...
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hi, in the process of selling a home that I've owned and resided in > rented > resided in since 2004 due to changes in work locations. Home is under contract and inspection was without major issues. Termite in...
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I have a 3-flat in Berwyn, IL and I'm required by the city to replace the electrical panels and some other misc. stuff. I had wanted to wait until all the tenants were moved out of the building to get the job done so ...
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Hi BP. I wanted to get some insight on owner financing and creative financing. If you are doing a deal where the owner finances, do you need a lawyer to draw up the agreement or a RE agent? Same question for creative ...
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Hi BP,How do you create a paper trail for tax purposes when buying things (secondhand appliances, supplies, etc) off of sites like Craigslist where sellers usually require being paid in cash? Is a simple signed hand r...
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I’ve decided to making land my niche in this wholesaling business. Do you all have any idea how much investors are buying up land for in this area?
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Hey I'm Jacques and I recently turned 28. I'm just starting out as a real estate investor and looking for my first deal! I'd like to start with wholesaling and possibly fix/flip if my current hard money lender will su...
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I am an real estate investor and built a decent (and growing) portfolio over the last couple of years. However, I am also an immigrant on visa.I am not from one of the seven banned countries, but in the new world ther...
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Hey all,So I have almost closed on my first bigger purchase of a 10 unit apartment complex for $350k. I live in south east Washington. And I am clueless as to where I should look for insurance on the commercial prope...