Does anyone have any insight on how the recent layoffs and closings of several oil field companies are affecting the real estate market in Alberta Canada. This was once a booming market with great potential. What no...
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I'm renting to a student market and am targeting out of state and international students with a fully furnished apartment, down to kitchen goods. This bumps my rent up by a minimum of $480 per month if utilities are ...
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my concern is pipes might get frozen while the heat would be turned off for a couple years? would have to bust up the concrete and that can get pricy?
anybody had any experience with slabs? I've been apt to stay a...
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Looked at a house in Northern Illinois. This time of year we can see temps near zero. I've worked in real estate since the sixties, but I can't make heads or tails (literally) of this pump setup. It sits out in the co...
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I had a call back today from a pre-foreclosure property I door knocked months ago.
Property is due for sale this Friday and the owners suddenly want me to buy it.
I really need help from the community on this one!
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Hi,
I've heard of double close, simultaneous close, but what is simultaneous double close?? (it's suppose to be used for reos)
Thanks in advance!
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im new in the real estate investment world and been in classes to learn investment strategies...in saying that I ran across a situation with a friend who is currently backed up in mortgage payments (about 4200 ) .....
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I have a coach house that I will begin a rehab of in April, and have been soliciting estimates from GCs to complete all of the work. The existing water and sewer are tied to the main house, which already has low water...
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I have a tenant that recently moved in using housing vouchers (section 8). She immediately moved her boyfriend into the property on day one. He is not on the lease. This individual proceeded to smoke in our units. We ...
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Hello everybody - I am a carpenter and my wife Molly and I are just starting out, trying to learn as much as possible before we find and buy a 4-plex with an FHA next fall. We are in our late 20's have a 3 month old d...