Vanessa S.
Security Deposit and Cleaning
Hello everyone- My tenant has moved out and the place smells. Neighbors have reported seeing the tenant’s guest smoking so this is the reason for the odor. My tenant attempted to disguise the odor with really smelly d...
Saleh Sedighi
Legal and asset protection for California residents
After reading couple of books and many articles i got the feeling that living in California and doing investment is not legally well protected Long story short I’m looking for a good way to protect my future assets an...
Larry K.
Foreclosures being sold for $100 to the plaintiff...What does this mean?
I have been tracking the foreclosure sales in my target county (Passaic County, NJ) and am seeing of those that are "open" (many are adjourned) most are being sold to the plaintiff for $100. I suppose this means the ...
Malgorzata Sadowska
Screening a Foreign National Tenant (no SSN & no TIN)
What resources (including paid) might you have used and / or came across to screen foreign national tenants (without social security number or Tax ID Number)? Thank you so much in advance for you kind response on here...
Dave Anstatt
Former Owner Occupies Foreclosed Property
Hi all, I've negotiated a deal through a third party to purchase a property that has been foreclosed upon by the tax lien holder. The Union County tax records show the deed was transferred in June 2014 to my Seller. ...
Harry Neakok
Pre-Forclosure deal structures.
I am a new investor in Tracy, CA. I have been going to the San Joaquin County Records Office to find NOD's and Lis Pendens. I have been successful in locating them, and now I want to start a direct mail campaign. I ha...
Geode Pratt
Tenant moved out after 1 month...what would you do?
I had a tenant sign a 2 year lease with me last month. She actually requested the 2 year term and paid double deposit. I received an email from her this morning stating there was an emergency back home (she moved from...
David Dachtera
Need info for DuPage County, IL
A member of my investing group found a house which is apparently abandoned: tall grass/weeds, heavily weathered, etc. The power is still on (the outside light is on), I found the owner's name from the tax records and ...
Steven Wertheimer
Diversifying a 1031 into out-of-state rentals, Utah, Idaho?
Hello BiggerPockets community!I am currently helping my family to make a decision regarding moving assets from a 1031 exchange (home was bought in the SF Bay Area over 30 years ago as a primary residence, and later tu...
Adam Harper
Florida Tax Lien question
Hi all, been reading about tax lien in Florida and was curious enough to go on the county tax collector to see what available. I saw quite a few available for purchase. Digging a bit deeper and noticed that all owners...