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Historical homes
What are people's opinions on purchasing historic homes? Living in Upstate NY there are a good amount of historical homes (particularly brick) and I think it would be great to have some in a portfolio. What are some i...
Rick H.
Changes at CA Department of Real Estate
I've been following this topic with insider friends since last year...
"The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) will become the Bureau of Real Estate under the Department of Consumer Affairs effective July 1, ...
Alejandra Stack
VA Loans Rehab loan lender
Hello everyone. I'm a mortgage broker only licensed in CO and my wholesale lenders do NOT offer it right now. We have military orders in CA and looking to buy. We have a realtor already, but I'm in search of a lender ...
A. Tork
Instead of raising hell, Avail.co ignores unpaid rents
Hello I've been with Avail.co (previously Rentalutions.com) for about a year for the marketing and management of several properties, for which I'm paying $24.95 a month. The biggest reason I started to use an online s...
Patrick V.
Can you operate as an LLC but have your rentals in your name
Operating as an LLC appeals to me in its ability to limit liability if done correctly. However it makes conventional financing tricky.Is there a tactic to be able to get financing with rates reflecting my background (...
Michael Petersen
Finding an almost qualified buyer
Any ideas on how to find a buyer for our condo in Chicago who would be a candidate for owner financing or rent to own? Like someone who has damaged (not destroyed) credit or needs time to save for money down or job c...
Gary Dezoysa
Vetting contractors remotely
Being in person is ideal but when that can't be done, has anyone been able to vet contractors remotely? If so, how do you do it? If not, what is a fair price to pay a local manager? And how do you vet them?
Cristian Escobar
Buying property from dissolved entity
I am in the process of purchasing a property through a short sale in New York. The sellers lender has already accepted the short sale and is pending title review. However it looks like the deed is NOT under the seller...
James Wise
FHA Disparate-Impact Liability Upheld
FHA Disparate-Impact Liability Upheld Read the full decision: Texas Dep't of Hous. & Cmty. Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., No. 13-1371, 2015 WL 2473449 (U.S. June 25, 2015)In a much anticipate...
Matthew Hollister
Evicting, another tenant lent items to tenant being evicted.
One of my tenants let my fathers tenant borrow a mower and a few other items. My tenant is the EX-mother in-law to my fathers tenant she is claiming they lent him a mower and a few other misc things and was wondering ...