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I bought a Section 8 property on December 2017 and planned to flip it. The tenant requested to stay in the property till the end of June 2018 and I agreed to it. Since that changing Section 8 property owner required a...
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I found a property that the owner is actually deceased and have been for the last three years and no one knows. City records have him still living in the house. He has a son in the military and his son does not want ...
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This is my first experience as a landlord and really don't think I've handled it well. My first big mistake was I got to friendly with the tenants.Mistake number 2 is the first time they were late with the rent I l...
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Basically I cannot call out names because a certain builder somehow still has credibility and some of his subs deserve more respect and recognition than he could EVER hope to rip someone off for. I simply do not have...
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Looking to possibly sell a rental house to its current tenant using seller financing in MS. My initial thought was to do a contract for deed. My understanding is that foreclosure would be easier and less expensive i...
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I am often asked this question: "What is my biggest financial risk in buying/owning a short-term rental property?"
Lots of things come immediately to mind: Septic problems, a new roof, HVAC failure, lower-than-proj...
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Joe,
Bad news – Texas has a law that I was not aware of that prohibits wage garnishments. Please see the attached.
I’ve done a little research, and this seems to be a bad law, or at least a bad interpr...
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I have been trying to learn how to do my own title search and for the most part I feel like it is fairly straight forward. But there are a few cases where I kind of am getting stuck and was hoping someone could help m...
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Short version: 4 adults (family) rent our Townhouse on a 3-year lease. "Bob-The Son" gets hooked on heroin, vacates the property, returns to steal everyone else's stuff to pawn for drugs, gets arrested and goes to jai...
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I am on the opposite side of the court with this question. I am asking as a tenant, not a landlord.I rent an apartment and was on a 6 month lease that just expired. The landlord gave me a new 3 month lease to sign.The...