Jeff Cupp
Owner Financing rules
I have been doing a ton of research on the HR1728 bill and the changes to owner financing. I am confused as to what the changes are and how to work deals to follow the new rules. I am not even sure this bill passed ...
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Late payers, regulars, slow rolling every month
Earlier this year we took management of our properties back, so we are now self owned and operated. We have found that many tenants do not take the late fees or notices seriously, many want a payment arrangement each ...
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Does anybody add utility charges?
I have a large industrial building with a handful of different tenants. The building only has one incoming power meter from the utility, and then there are individual submeters for each tenant.As a result of this, the...
Braden Souder
How do you still owner finance with Dodd Frank?
Who is buying and selling with owner/seller financing? How do you do it with the Dodd Frank act? I still don't quite understand that law.
Joshua Dorkin
The Media's Negative Spin on Flipping Houses and Investors
Here's a report from CNN Money on flipping houses that continues the trend of media and government negativity on the housing situation:
House Flipping
Pay special attention to the reporter's remarks about flipping pl...
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Landlords: I need your advice
Hello all!So, I've been in this landlord game quite some time now, and my second largest business expense is mildew abatement.Let me explain.Most of my properties are in Monterey County, where we get a lot of humidity...
Preston Hamilton
New stipulation on Countrywide Approval
Line # 10 basically states the home may not be transferred or sold for 30 days. Escrow are to add this verbiage to the closing instructions and must notify Countrywide if this does indeed happen.
That kinda sucks. ...
Jack B.
Asking a tenant to leave because they appear to be really dumb...
Tenant reported bed bugs even though I've never seen any there and no previous tenant ever complained of bed bugs. They moved in from a hotel...Although I'm going over there today with an inspector, my biggest conce...
Shawn Kenyon
Emotional support animals
Well it's happened. people are applying to rent our units with their emotional support pitbulls and other animals . Of course we follow all fair housing laws . but what we need to do is weed out people that have legi...
Steven J.
How do you interest a seller in seller financing?
As I've been getting calls from potential sellers the words 'seller finance' and 'lease option' are met with near automatic 'NO's. When asked why sellers always say they don't want to deal with the property and th...