Dean Julie
New appraiser rules
Got this in an email from a real-estate agent. With everything how it currently is, I can see how "they" would make this the new way for real-estate to be done. However, it does seem pretty harsh. Can anybody verify t...
Shari Posey
Fair Tax?? Seems like now would be a good time to try it.
I just finished reading The Fair Tax Book by Neal Boortz. It seems too good to be true but let's say it is accurate, it seems like now would be a fantastic time to force the issue when we've got such a gigantic defici...
Keith Anderson
New Jersey / New York probate and refi confusion
I have run across a head scratcher....A property owner in New Jersey dies and wills the property to his son who lives in New York. The property is valued at $450k. There are two mortgages totalling $160k in the father...
Sarit Pollak
The right area to concentrate on
Good day,I'm looking for a SFH, up to 100,000$, easy to rent and high ROI. The problem is, what I find at these prices is either in a problematic area or with a high property tax that eats up the profit. Any suggestio...
Eddie Ziv
Is Capitalism on a self-destruction track?
It seems to me that the old principle of fair exchange of products and services for money is all but gone. It became a feast of greed where the name of the game is "I am smarter than you and therefore, I can screw you...
Keith Ellis
Potential in South Shore / South Chi / East Side
I'm looking to learn more more about these south side neighborhoods (South Shore, South Chicago, East Side) and wanted to see if folks familiar with these areas would mind sharing their thoughts. I'm looking for MY bu...
Jon Linn
Looking for a Private loan or Hard Lender
Where would I find Private or Hard lenders in my area? Trying to buy a house to live in, and do repairs. Thanks
Kate C.
Buying REO owner occupied duplex w/shady tenant
Hi, I wanted your opinion about this deal. We are in the process of buying a Freddy Mac foreclosure. We will occupy one side and rent the other. One side is vacant, and we met the tenant in the other half. He allo...
Darrin Cravens
Foreclosure
Good afternoon everyone. Me and my family are in a very bad position. We've signed 2 contracts on the home we are in. We've paid our deposit & a couple of months of rent. Then we get a knock on the door & surp...
Jeff Flaherty
Tax Lien Foreclosure
I understand 95-99% of the time tax liens don't end up in foreclosure but in the event it did would the certificate purchaser be responsible for the mortgage on the property? I'm assuming so since it seems silly that ...