Ron Russell
School towns - good or bad?
My daughter is going to school at ASU and we are paying for housing. I am considering buying a condo and having her roommates help for the next two to three years . Has anyone found college areas to be better investme...
Marcia Maynard
Weird Crimes....What's your story?
Just when you think you've heard it all....On Easter Sunday one of our elderly tenants was enjoying the good weather and had his front door open. A woman who he had never seen before walked into his apartment and went...
Allison Cannie
Adding the name to a deed in NC
How do you go about adding a name to the deed of a house that currently has a mortgage?
Ken Boone
Laws/Rules concerning ESAs and STRs
So I don't want to turn this into an argument of whether or not someone should allow pets in their STR. We have decided that we do not allow pets in our STRs. My daughter suffers from severe animal allergies. Now we...
Barbara Hlavaty
Texas Refi-Cashout - Duplex - New rules say not allowed???
My daughter was doing a cash-out refi on her duplex, but her lender just said the following. Has anyone heard Texas Cashout A-6 for multi-family units are no longer allowed? Does she have any other places to go to ref...
Rehaan Khan
Need to remove previous owner from foreclosed property tomorrow!
I bought a property at a foreclosure auction and have recorded the new deed on my name. I am familiar with the legal process on how to evict someone from your property but I plan to go to the property tomorrow and spe...
Mikaeel Abdulwakil
Property with owner deceased for 2yrs, kids don’t want
I found a property while driving for dollars, I’m in Northeastern FL. Property is in terrible disarray. Skip traces the owner he has been dead for 2 years. Contacted his children, they want nothing to do with property...
Mala S.
Could renting by the room affect Appraisal, Refi & HELOC
I am considering renting a 3 br apartment by the room. This is in a 3 unit house where I will be living in one of the units and the 3rd unit is rented with a typical lease.
Renting by the room makes sense for the loc...
Sandy RL
Purchasing SFR with dead beat relative
I am trying to determine a purchase price for a SFR that has a dead beat relative. The owner is very ill and needs to sell the house. His wife's daughter is living in it and has never paid rent. The owner wants to sel...
Philip Coiro
1031 exchange question
My friend's parents are looking to do a 1031 exchange and he had a question I was hoping you can help me with.
They live in a 4 unit house which they purchased 40 years ago and it's currently under contract for 2.1 m...