Jason Va
Rent to own or owner finance
I just got into flipping house. I'm on my 2nd house and have asked if I'd be willing to rent to own. My question is there a difference in owner financing and rent to own? My other question what is a reasonable down pa...
Ken Schwarz
Looking to add a mobile home pad and utilities to an existing SF lot
I'm looking at a reasonable 2/1 single family with a *huge* lot that could easily fit a single-wide mobile home if I were to demo a garage on the property (which is dilapidated) . The house is in Tarrant County west ...
Vanessa Ryder
Online Auctions?!
I am tracking a property that is scheduled for an online Auction this week (provided it isn't postponed!)
The outstanding default amount is pretty close to the current (pre rehab) value. ARV is OK.
Curious if the ban...
Josh L.
How do you know if your SFH is Class A, B, or C?
I need to update my place when the tenant moves out, but I'm not sure to what degree I need to upgrade it as that will depend on what Class it belongs to. But, I'm not sure how to identify what class my property would...
Robert Whitelaw
Advice on Lead Generation
Howdy All,I am no stranger to lead generation. I have done it online with Zillow and Trulia. I can share success stories and horror stories with both. I also dabbled with realtor.com way back, but that was more focuse...
Shaun Pruett
Getting the right contact info for property owner/seller
Hello. I just started learning about REI last week and I've decided to do it. Lots to learn. I'm in Los Angeles County, CA.Let's say I see a property I would like to buy or wholesale. How do I get the correct address ...
Yoshioka Jones
203k vs 401k to purchase a fixer upper
We are in the process of purchasing a home via an FHA 203k loan. Due to all of the fees associated with the loan, we are considering using money from our 401k to purchase the home and using cash and a smaller loan for...
Jay Thomas
How to evict a sub-tenant
Hello all, I'm having problem with my sub-tenant. I subleased my apartment couple of months ago with landlord's permission. Now in the last month of the sublease, my sub-tenant is refusing to pay the agreed amount s...
Eric Fung
Duct Tape on Plumbing?? How bad is it? How costly??
I know it’s bad...but how bad??? Any plumbing guys out there? Any idea of costs??
Matthieu Oliveira
What do landlords actually do with security deposits?
Hey all, I'm wondering what you all do when given a security deposit. Do you immediately put it in an escrow account or do you just keep it in your personal account? I've heard about landlords that pocket the deposit ...