Austin Hughes
Strategies for Seller Afraid of a Huge Tax Bill Selling Portfolio
I need advice on what options exist for this seller OR what I can say to make the deal look great to the seller. Here's the situation:I've been working with a seller who owns 13 properties which I'd like to buy. He is...
David Fuller
House Hacking in the Boston area - Possible?
Hi everyone! This is my first post after finding BP, and I’m excited to get involved. My partner & I are currently living and working in Boston, and getting ready to make a move to buy our first property in the ne...
Jarred Marrow
Looking for advice
Hello all at BP. I am currently trying to figure out the best strategy for my goals which is to buy my first property. I am not sure which market to look into as right now I am currently in new york and was told my be...
Alan Francis
Drainage Issues... is a landscape architect the answer?
Hello
I recently bought a home in the western suburbs of Chicago and realized during the last heavy rain I have some drainage issues. I'm having water pool next to the foundation wall of the home and noticed that the...
Ryan Cramer
Purchasing Real Estate from Immediate Family Advice
My wife and I recently relocated from New York City to Olney, MD. My aunt passed last year, and my two cousins inherited her 5 bedroom 2.5 bath house. They were kind enough to allow my wife and I to move in to the h...
Bryan Hartlen
Property sold subject to (through a title company)??
Wondering if this is common and what we should be wary of as the note holder...
- We originated a note on a property (in Brazil, IN; Clay County in case that matters). We went through a local title company for the c...
Dani Beit-Or
How Easy/Hard to Steal a House
I have two goals for this post:Increase awareness of the issueFind ways to decrease the chances of this happeningNote: I'm not an attorney. Just an investor. Several weeks ago I read a post on FB about someone who got...
Aaron Mazzrillo
Which do you choose?
I got a property under contract today. ARV is $190K. Seller owes $187K. The loan is 5.1%, 30 year fixed, PITI of $1,249.51. Long term tenant paying $1,675 and all utilities. I purchased the property subject to the exi...
Jen Etten
Recessed Lighting question
Okay, so i noticed while I have been researching recessed lighting for our spec home, it seems the new construction housing cost Way more than the remodel retrofit housings. Can anyone speak to this? Can I just put re...
Cassandra Ochoa
Landlord forcing us to stay after lease ends
Hello, we currently live with 3 other people. Our lease is up and majority of us would like to leave. When we tried to give our 30 day notice the landlord told us that it could not be accepted because other people on ...