Dorraine S.
Newbie Property Manager from LaGrange, Georgia
Hello, all. I've worked as a court reporter for the past seven years, but being that I live in what I call "Podunkville," small-town living, there is not enough court reporting work available in my neck of the woods ...
John Rocker
No Mortgages for LLC's
I am a newbie and just established an LLC for the purpose of buying single family,duplexes and quads as buy and hold investments.
The mortgage broker just informed me that lenders will not finance a conventional mort...
Ben S.
Marbury, MD - 10 Homes for $40k, Major Rehab, Rent and Hold
I just closed on a crazy deal. This is a 5 acre property with 10 single family homes, each about 850 sqft, 30 minutes from DC, and is a complete dump! Piles of trash on the sides of the road, two of the homes have bus...
Minna Reid
Dumb question about carrying the second
Ok - I just dont get it...If a seller carries the second, does that mean he is actually taking out a mortgage for like 20% so that you pay only 80? Or that he's cashing out 20% and giving it to you, or what?
Is it som...
Jim K.
Found $873K, need help investing it
Bought a teardown at a tax auction, went in and knocked a hole in one of the kitchen walls, found three stud bays filled with plastic-wrapped used bills, mostly twenties but lots of fifties, hundreds. $873K total. The...
Josh Thomas
Fire Time Landlord: Would You Rent to These Tenants?
Hello All,I just received applications for our first tenants ever. They have passed all of our screens (criminal, credit, etc) and in general, I feel good about it. But there are some quirks:• It is 4 people total. A ...
Stacy G.
Why investors should be their own general contractor
This is in follow up to a recent post by Engelo Rumora "The Top 3 People Most Likely to Rip You Off in Real Estate Investing"Probably one of the more misunderstood words in construction is "general contractor". Based ...
Shera Gregory
PIP Group / PIP East / PIP West
I mentioned in a separate post over a year ago that I had bought some tax liens through PIP East and was hopeful on the prospect of obtaining a property that way. My experience was an example of "be careful what you w...
Anthony Watkins
I'm Losing Faith In Wholesaling
I'm in about 5 different investment groups on Facebook and they all complain about wholesaler calls, wholesaler text, wholesaling postcards, etc. As someone who aspires to be a Buy and Hold Investor, I try to put myse...
Maryann L.
Anyone care to chime in?
The dumbest Realtor in the Northeast. I can't even believe he got a license.
http://massrealestatenews.com/beware-of-the-short-sale-investorshort-sale-fraud/