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I keep hearing on content i listen/watch that i should watch out from investing in Cook country, Illinois. Trying to understand why is that, what's "special" about that county. Does anyone have some insight?
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Hello - My name is Josh Truppo and I currently reside in Philadelphia, PA. I am the Director of Finance for a large national retailer but enjoy real estate / investing in my spare time. I got into real estate accide...
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I am renting my house to section 8 tenants. I want to request tenants to buy their own renters insurance.
Could you please advice if it is okay for me to request section 8 tenants to buy renters’ insurance? Is it a...
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When do you do repairs before selling vs lowering asking price?I am in the process of selling a house out of state. It's been on the market for about a month now. Many of the people who've seen it are saying that it ...
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Can someone help explain non performing notes to me?
Just have a general interest in what they are, how they work
Have you had success with them? Horror stories? Success stories?
Please feel free ...
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Good evening!I am currently in the processes of getting my real estate license and don't have accesses to the MLS, despite this I still want to practice doing comps on housing in my area to better understand what make...
In addition to flipping, I am seriously considering adding some rentals to my strategy. Im now dealing with a short sale that I have been planning to flip. However, if the owners flake out on me and dont complete th...
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Is there any disadvantage of maintaining the same insurance company for all the rentals? I have Travellers for couple of my rentals since they have the best rates. I'm shopping for my third rental and both safeco/Trav...
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Hello, I am selling my tickets for BPCON2024. I have 2 tickets for a SUPERIOR DELUXE GARDEN VIEW - (2) DOUBLE BEDS room with an additional day added on. I am open to just selling one as well, the person I was going wi...
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Storytime: I've recently taken a deep dive into the world of creative finance specifically in regards to owner financing and subject-to. I've been generating a number of offers for sellers to finance their properties ...