Ian Crane
Introduction (Step Three: Introduce Yourself)
Hi everyone!
My name is Ian Crane and I live in Vancouver, WA. I'm a software engineer at heart and by trade, and I'm currently closing on my first investment property, a 1-level condo. I listed additional non-real...
Brendon K.
How do people hire help legally when they're starting out? (US)
So I believe it's well known that when you're starting out in REI you should start out doing everything as a private person, not a business. For one, your appraisals use an entirely different method which can definite...
Jeff Filali
Vehicle left at foreclosure purchase - Anyone experienced this?
Purchased a foreclosure property that has an abandoned vehicle left in the driveway. Won't close on the property for two more weeks, but have been watching this property for months, and this car has never moved, flat...
John Burns
Personal use of property prior to 1031 exchange
Suppose I own a single-family rental property and the long-term (8 year) tenant vacates. I want to move into the property to complete extensive repairs/maintenance in anticipation of a sale. The intent would be to d...
Tracey Thornton
Trading properties with nephew using Quitclaim deeds.
I own a 5 acre vacant lot in the country. And my nephew owns a 3BR house in a near by town. He and I want to trade the house for the property. I paid $52k for the property in 2007, and he paid $44 for the house in 20...
Tee Lim
Fixing Seller's house before listing
Hi, I'm trying to convince my neighbor to let me fix her fixer upper house before putting it to the market.How can I make sure that I get paid once the house is sold from a legal and paper procedure perspective?Basica...
Account Closed
Wholesale Opportunity may have fallen into lap
I live in PA. Not going to get into specifics, but an opportunity may have fallen into my lap. Owner wants less than 30k cash. House needs a TON of work, but nice structure, property and neighborhood. Similar houses s...
Timothy W.
Stuxnet
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/26/secret-agent-crippled-irans-nuclear-ambitions/
I have to admit, I love this. I remember the stories of when Israel air bombed Saddam's French-built nuclear plant Osirak back...
Benedict A Hubbert
Has anyone used construction bonds on single family flip?
I ran into a situation on a flip where the GC was not insured or bonded. He hired a bunch of sub contractors who he didn’t pay even though I paid him. This was in Texas so the sub contractor put a lien on the proper...
Sam Erickson
Multiple investors/lenders, one deal?
I'm sure this may have been covered in the past but when I did my search I came up empty (probably using the wrong terms). My situation is as follows, throughout the years of being in REI I've acquired a few private l...