Daniel Coleman
Failing FHA self sufficiency test options
Hello All,I am actually helping a friend who is trying to purchase a quadplex, but a very unique quad plex. THis partular quad is a single parcel, but actually is as follows:2bd 1 bath 1100sq ft SFH2bd 1 bath 900sq f...
Ryan Dossey
Do the REI courses really take as many hours as they claim?
In Indiana it's supposedly a "90 hour" course. Yet I'm over 1/3rd of the way done in under 15 hours. I don't know if I read faster than they provide time for? Or if I just find it easier so far because of my real worl...
Bill Adams
Best Online Real Estate Exam Prep!?!?!?
Hi All - I am a licensed attorney and live in Missouri. The only requirement I have is to pass the test (the attorney status rids the requirement for hours, online course, etc). I am curious what would be the most cos...
Account Closed
Tax Delinquent Mailer
Hi all,
This weekend, I took the plunge and sent out a mailer - I focused on tax delinquent property owners of vacant lots in a nearby county, and sent out 80 focused letters with blind offers. I attached a post-it n...
Ian Handel
Lead Paint Signature Page
Hi, I am renting my unit, I have the lead paint disclosure brochure (the EPA website provides it) but what do you all do for a signature page indicating I gave the tenant the brochure. Is there an official page to si...
NA Foster
Lets not get careless my friends.
Here and there I am seeing folks playing fast and loose with kick backs, referrals, leads for sale, casual approach to bird dog fees.
All of these fees have a major problem with NO DISCLOSURE, RESPA and STATE LAWS f...
Matt Tomco
Direct Mail Postcard Design
Hi everyone,I'll be sending out some postcards soon and was hoping to get some critiques of my design (actually my wife did it). Let me know what you like, what you hate, what stands out. The backside will be blank wi...
Gina Baker
Tenant called with a complaint of mold/mildew
My tenant called me to say that there is mold/mildew (she used the terms interchangeably) growing on the window sills, around the slider doors, bathroom vent, and on some of her personal items. She complained of suffe...
Michael Zack
Section 8 Inspection
Can anyone provide some feedback regarding a Section 8 inspection and what is involved? Do they test for lead paint and require deleading prior to occupancy?
Jerry Limber
Something wrong with the Air
All,I am in the middle of rehabbing my first investment property and think my house is experiencing some kind of air quality problem and I'm not sure how to proceed. My partner stayed in the house for a few days and ...