James Wise
FHA Disparate-Impact Liability Upheld
FHA Disparate-Impact Liability Upheld Read the full decision: Texas Dep't of Hous. & Cmty. Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., No. 13-1371, 2015 WL 2473449 (U.S. June 25, 2015)In a much anticipate...
Brendon Bourne
Closing Day Best Practices - Inheriting Tenants
Hello. I am closing on a 3 unit multi-family today and am inheriting 2 tenants (one section 8). I wanted get advice for best practices on for day 1 landlording as this will be my first time being a landlord.Any sugges...
Joel Fohrman
Intro letter to new tenants
Hello!When you take ownership of a building that has current tenants, what is your protocol for introducing yourself? A letter or email introducing yourself and giving your contact info and instruction for where they ...
Nicole Givler
Lease transfer for private home sale
I'm using a title company to purchase my grandmothers home as a private sale and long term investment. We want to keep the current tenants there as they are reliable and have been there for 6+yrs. What is the best way...
James Wise
Does my real estate agent have to present ALL offers?
Legally speaking: Can a listing agent refuse to present an offer?On June 1, 2015 By Lorie Garland, Assistant Vice President of Legal ServicesThe OAR Legal Assistance Hotline receives an array of real estate-related le...
Brett Lamel
Starting Out: Self Employed Musician (DFW)
Hello,I am a self employed musician looking to purchase my first rental property/house hack (I am in the very beginning stages of the research process). Most of my income is in the form of cash gigs or 1099 work thro...
Johnathan Swayne
Tenant Refusing to Acknowledge New Property Manager
The rental is in Tacoma, WA. We have had a problematic tenant for some time, but back in Nov. 2021 we switched from managing directly to have a property manager take over. Our property manager was formally introduced ...
Chris Ng
Reverse 1031 Exchange with a mixture of properties...
I'd like to do a reverse 1031 exchange. However, the property I'd like to purchase will not cover the value of the properties I'd like to sell, so I would like to park the remaining gain into some DST investments. Is...
Dan Powers
North Philly (Olney) Flip Investment
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Philadelphia.
Purchase price: $123,000
Cash invested: $60,000
Sale price: $250,000
This property was located in the boomin...
Chad Michael
Water in the wall, open permits, and inspection before offer
Hello, This is a short sale property where I cannot personally go in and examine the property prior to offering per the comments of the listing. The gable end of the roof is visibly defective and almost non-...