Dennis Callaghan
Emotional Support Animals
Good Morning All,I have tried to find a clear answer on this subject and it seems like it is not in the landlord's favor. Under the Fair Housing Act an Emotional Support Animal is not a pet and it appears as though yo...
Chris Morris
Additional cost due to oversight made by city and possibly architect. Who pays?
I am working with a great architect on my first new development project (who I found on Bigger Pockets). We met with the city twice for 'preliminary plan check' and are now going through the formal plan check process....
Jose Rubio
Land Trust and Fraud (?)
I am very new to Land Trust and all the possible uses of them, but I wanted to post something here and here opinions on the validity of this transaction. I will try to explain to the best of my ability what I have...
Kent Renshaw
Besides filing a Memorandum of Agreement, how does a contract buyer protect contract seller from mortgaging the property. And if they do, who is first in line?
Scenario: Contract buyer and seller enter into a Contract for Deed. Buyer immediately files Memo of Agreement in the situs county. All goes well for two years and Seller applies for loan. Mortgage Lender realiz...
Greg K.
Elderly mother served FC Auction notice,advice deeply appreciated
My mother bought a 2 family house for 514K back in 2006. The mortgage was very complex and handled by the now defunct WMC(of GE), infamous for using scissors and xerox machines to fake documents, and anything else im...
Joshua Krilov
Which of these would you fix?
Under contract on our first potential property and just got the inspection report back. I feel totally overwhelmed by the list of 100+ things. Which of these would you expect seller repair credits on? Which of the pro...
Ellie Narie
Can you deduct depreciation if your S-corp manages your property?
If you have a rental and set up an S-corp that will take 100% of the profits from the rental (can you do this to begin with? to avoid self-employment tax), and the S-corp's income will pass over to you, can you still ...
Bill Gulley
ATTORNEYS, DO YOU NEED ONE? 1/6/14
Hopefully, our BP member attorneys will chime in!
First thing to understand in RE is that all real estate is local, that's a saying in this business and it means that what you do, how things are done, what is...
Brendan Seals
HVAC and water heater is out of warranty
So, this 3 bed room, 900 square feet, home I am planning on buying HVAC and water heater is out of warranty. I believe the Hvac is 23 years old and the water heater is 15 or more (as I remembered). The seller wanted 7...
Benjamin Branson
Buying an occupied property with no leases
I'm buying a property out of state. The current owner has no lease with the current tenants. He has done no background check, no credit check. He manages the property himself and collects rent in person. The tenants t...