Steve Morningstar
got money, but crappy credit
my sister and I just came into some money. we want to begin real estate investing but my credit sucks and she isn't the most trustworthy person. what are some of the best strategies we can take to be successful while...
Vivian Jackson
Mortgage deficiency
Live in STL, Mo, house is in Jax, FL. Had to move due to layoff in 2009 from Jacksonville. Due to many things, I'm now behind in payments (have renters) but there is always something wrong (air conditioner) for repa...
Joel Ray Cotton
Deed of Trust owned by bankrupt company?
I am purchasing a property in St. Louis that has a Deed of Trust being held by TransAmerica Financial Services, A California Corporation. That company is bankrupt, and that deed doesnt expire until 2031. What are my o...
Robert Stamper
Section 8 tenant screening
Hi, My wife and I have a 5 bedroom BRRRRR house that we want to put in the section 8 program. We plan to rehab the property to a high standard. There are two things I want to achieve with Section 8 housing:1) rece...
Brian Beck
This is a long one, but help would be appreciated...
I'm new to the site and will explain the dilemma/opportunity that I am in. I want to see if anyone has even come near to the situation I'm in and if you have any advice. I was a person with semi decent credit and no m...
Patrick Maynard
Which to pay off? Is a debt free prop better than $ in the bank
I know paying off mortgages is covered many times on this forum, but all the OP's seem to have a different reason for posting. I've had both my 2 family and personal home since 03. We are able to pay off one and eve...
Chris Mason
Financing scenario/question template!
Financing scenario/question templateA lot of the posts in this forum amount to "how can I finance this?" with scant details that would allow for accurate answers. Please copy/paste this template when making a new thre...
Jack Jones
Short Sale Question
Just got approval for short sale. I owe $200K on beach property and have an offer for $90K. In the short sale agreement it states that the lender or its investors may pursue a deficiency judgement for the difference...
Troy Michaels
Owner finance problem
Ok, this is whats happening. I got a owner to agree to owner finance a property, in which i want to immediately rent out to a section 8 tenant. Everything was going smooth, we agreed on a 110,000 sell price with 10,00...
Michelle Chan
BEWARE Techvestor / Scoutpads
I want to caution everyone against investing with Techvestor (techvestor.com)
or related companies Scoutpads, Metallic Blue Development (MBD) and
Superhost Labs. All of them are centered around Sief Khafagi and hi...