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Hi everyone! I’m still fairly new to commercial property investing but I will be putting my first offer in on a self storage property later this week and I have a question. Does anyone know if there is a way to find o...
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I have a friend who plans to walk away from his house and I want to buy it. He said it would be better to wait for it to go to auction. Is he right? Doesn’t it have to go through foreclosure first?I’m thinking about t...
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For 1-4 units, finding recently sold data is easy - it's available on MLS. How do I find this data for apartment complexes?I suspect the answer is either some sort of public records (what public records? go through e...
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Ok so here is the deal.
A property is in a trust.
The home has been vacant for 3years and has fire damage.
The husband is dead and the wife is incompetent in a hospital.
There are 13k back taxes and haven't been p...
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I don't see any public list on my city or county website that have code violation homes. Where else would I be able to obtain these list?? Fire damaged homes included!
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I live in the Prince Georges County area (MARYLAND) and I am always running across vacant houses when driving for dollars? I'm able to find the owners names via public records. What are the best ways to find these ind...
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With a mortgage identification number and the name of the bank, how can I research the status of the mortgage on a property?
Will the bank speak directly to me about it? Or is there some public record of the mortgag...
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Hey guys, I have done a few deals but still wet behind the ear. I need some advice here. I live in Virginia where I reached out to a home owner who lives in another state who has a house that has been unoccupied for o...
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Hello to All,
I have recently started mailing to probates. I have ran into a lot of scripts for motivated / distressed homeowners out here on BP already for Foreclosure, Expireds, etc.
I would love to hear some tips...
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I own a house with a second structure on the property, a garage with attached finished room. The lease very clearly states that the garage and room are not included. When I discovered the tenants had been using it I i...