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I believe I may already know the popular vote, but here is my situation: I purchased a brownstone in Brooklyn in 2014 as a shell and the house underwent a gut renovation. It is a 3 unit building that my wife and I occ...
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I am looking to build a 5-15 unit multifamily complex using shipping containers which are fully built from China.After having read dozens of articles about building multifamily using shipping containers I am convinced...
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Today I listened to (and very much enjoyed) Podcast #70 today which focused on buying properties "subject to".One aspect that I feel unclear about: How can a property be sold without satisfying the existing mortgage D...
Seems some places are better to invest in than others.
Where does the line between profit and risk cross?
50. Rochester, New York - 748 violent crimes per 100,000
49. West Palm Beach, Florida ...
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Recently, I read "Nomadland" about people who are poor or living on minimal social security and trying to get by. Some of my relatives have problems paying for housing and they don't understand how to navigate the sys...
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Hi, Looking for advice for my sister to get out of her lease before we contact the landlord again. Here's the situation: For the past few weeks, around midnight once or twice a week she thought she heard porn being ...
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Intentionally triggering headline for this community, I know.
But, hear me out.
The policies that are so obviously destructive in many blue states (rent control, NIMBYsm for zoning, high taxes, regulations, fees) ...
I have been watching the last 4 months in absolute awe. Unemployment is through the roof, businesses are going bankrupt, most people are staying home not spending money yet the stock market and Real Estate market are...
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I purchased a property in Dade County in 2013. The property was on the same parcel as another condominium building.The purchase contract stated this in the additional terms-“Seller, as a condition subsequent to closin...
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Facts as per CAR attorneys:
1. FICO impacts are the same on SS and foreclosures
2. Banks will seldom if ever relinquish their right to recover on deficiencies
3. There will likely be tax consequences with SS and th...