Fernanda B.
Desperate to sell - quit claim deed for $2000
I'm helping a friend sell a house. He bought this property in 2008 and rented it to someone he felt he needed to help. The tenant has been living there ever since. Turns our he's a bad tenant (surprise? no.). My frien...
William A.
Was told "It is too much trouble"
I asked advice from an acquaintance that has around 20 rental properties. His advice was simply "Don't do it"! His reasoning was as follows:1. Unless you are a handyman, and can fix things yourself, you will never...
Neil J.
Would you buy under these numbers?
Hello everyone,I was just wondering if you guys think this is a good enough deal for a real estate investor.I'm having trouble talking the owner down any lower than the 160k I have listed, is this still a good deal? I...
Adam Craig
Buying small office building with essentially no cash flow.
I am looking to buy my first commercial building. The plan is to use a very small portion of the building for my new office and rent the rest which could be broken up into 3-6 units or more. Here are details...4862 Sq...
Jennifer Ridgeway
Anyone doing a short sale and getting no interest in your house?
Hi all. Well we are living in Florida near Jacksonville and we are having to do a short sale on our house. It is valued at 50,000 less than what we paid for it a couple years ago. We are now selling it for 145,000 wh...
Stone Teran
Heat while rehabbing w/o utilities?
What temporary heat source should I use while rehabbing an apt building in the winter? No utilities are turned on. I like propane portable heaters but I'm concerned about CO poisoning. Is that the customary temp he...
David Stott
Two Buffalo, NY landlords to be fined for housing discrimination
In today's Buffalo, NY News . . . Two Buffalo landlords to be fined for housing discriminationI often read the apartment postings on Craigslist, and more often than not, I see postings that read "no Section 8" etc, so...
Cary P.
Denver Metro - Drainage issue - who do I call?
I have some garden level apartments that have a cement slab at the bottom of the exterior stairs with a drain hole in them. The drains are not tied into a pipe system from what we can tell. It appears to be one of th...
Hemal Patel
Leander vs Pflugerville
Being remote and have never lived in Austin, it's quite confusing to know that between Leander and Pflugerville, which one is a better prospect for investment, say we'll keep it for 5 years. We've observed that Leande...
Kathy Yao
Need help with a deal analysis
Hi BP family!
I am analyzing a deal in South End neighborhood at Charlotte NC.
The house has some "hard" issues:
1. pretty steep hill in the front with stairs to the front of the house. No driveway in the front....