Taylor Ballam
Zoning - What to look for? Where to get started
Hi,I'm interested in a single family home in my area that has great potential to be converted into a duplex and definitely be something I'm interested in. I'm hoping for some advice on where to start with seeing if t...
James Tucker
Financing first deal
We are looking at doing our first deal. 3 unit for between $80k and $100k. We currently have about $10-$15k that we can use to get close to the 20% down, but we're not there yet. Interested in getting opinions on r...
Ivan N.
Advice on strategy
Hi All,
I would appreciate any feedback on the strategy for my first deal.
I am going to purchase 50-60K condo in Florida, Pompano Beach or Fort L area. I have 100% cash for that deal and will search until I find 70...
Joe Cipriani
taxes after short sale.
If I do an a to b then a b to c short sale with my LLC being the B and I don't receive proceeds from this transaction how can I avoid being taxed? Once again I wouldn't receive any money from this deal just trying to ...
Mark Blaz
Recourse against a dishonest buyer in an RE transaction
A bit of backstory. Back in November I decided to sell three rental SFH's that I owned and was renting to long term renters. The properties are in distressed areas and after owning them for 15yrs, I made the decisio...
Stacy Mellish
Raw Land Deal Advice and Suggestions Needed
Hi all, I have extremely motivated sellers looking to sell a large number of acres (170+) in a rapidly growing area right outside of Austin. They actually had the land under contract, but the buyer failed to show up t...
Andrew Li
Seller Financing Terms on Property Installment Sale
I like to seller finance California rental property on "Contract for Deed" installment sale to spread out capital gains tax over multiple years.
Seller gets down payment. Buyer gets equitable title to use and possess...
Alan Asriants
Thinking of Selling? - AVOID SUBJECT TO
I have a lot of clients that ask me for creative ways to purchase property. The two big ones that always come up are seller financing and subject to.
Out of the two, subject to is definitely the more risky approach ...
Kenny Wyland
Seller Financing CA FTB Form 593 for the Buyer?
I'm purchasing a new rental property and the Seller has agreed to do an installment sale (seller financing). The escrow company just gave me a copy of Form 593 which appears to say that, as the BUYER, I must withhold ...
Tony Hernandez
Texas TREC Contract
Hi all,I ran across this blog post by a texas lawyer: http://drewshirley.com/a-lawyers-guide-to-the-trec...Anyone disagree with the points this lawyer makes? In particular the following: Section 15: If you are the Buy...