Keith A.
Allowing a tenant to take care of lawn/pool for lower rent
We have a SFH with a pool that we have started to market for rent. We have it listed to include lawn and pool service but we keep getting low offers where the potential tenant would like to take care of the lawn and p...
Calvin Lipscomb
Working With Real Estate Agents in Chicago
I am having some very bad experiences working with agents in Chicago. They have all been the non-listing agents and I fully understand why the listing agents do what they do, they want all of the commission for thems...
Account Closed
FL MORTGAGE BROKER: don't be foolish, use a Buyer's Agent
As a FL Mortgage Broker who has been in the business since the 90s, I've seen almost everything. I know for a fact that I'm a better negotiator than 95% of all realtors and investors, but when I buy property, I alway...
Anthony B.
Contract Assignment illegal in California?
I've contacted a number of Title Companies who claim not to know what this is, and once explained what it is, claim that they don't do them.
So my question is: are contract assignments illegal in California?
I've he...
Shimeka Williams
Biggest Frustration with Real Estate Agents
What's your biggest frustration when it comes to working with real estate agents?
Bryan O.
Advanced Investing with VA Loan - What is the Reality?
This is the actual text regarding the VA Entitlement Restoration:"VA Pamphlet 26-7, RevisedChapter 2: Veteran's Eligibility and EntitlementSection 6. Restoration of Previously Used EntitlementSub b. Special Restoratio...
Bruce L.
Tenant got Pit Bull without notice
So, my tenant's neighbor called me today and told me that my tenant got a pit bull. He think he’s had the pit for 2-3 weeks now. My lease does not allow for a Pit Bull and I clearly stated to my tenant when they ...
Brian H.
Feel like I'm losing my mind. Seasoned, organized investors. HELP
Hey everyone,I am just completely unorganized. My situation is stressful but I realize I am creating that stress mainly. I work 65+ hour weeks running a kitchen, so that is already stressful. I realized that I am lo...
Golan Corshidi
Is investing based on appreciation a recipe for disaster?
One of the most common topics discussed on bigger pockets and other real estate forums is the decision between a property that cash flows and one that has the potential to appreciate. To take this further, I recently ...
Thomas Handy
It's Feb 2012, what did you accomplish in the first month
I thought I would touch on a different topic as a way to see how everyone has started off the year. One month is down and did you start off the year with a bang?
I was gearing up for a great 2012 until Fannie Mae w...