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Hi all,My wife and I are in the process of selecting a tenant for our duplex house hack. Is anyone familiar with Federal and NY state law when it comes to owner occupied rentals? For example, are we allowed set our ow...
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Hey folks!My name is Michelle Bell. I'm a licensed real estate agent in the Inland Empire region of Southern CA. My primary interest here on BP is that of becoming a flipper/rehabber; I love the idea of taking somethi...
I have been reading up on tax sale properties and the process of bidding at a tax sale.. does anyone have any tips?? The sale is October 2018 and i just want as much info as possible. TIA
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In the process of doing a Short Sale for a property in the Bronx, NY. The bank is ready to appraise but the the property is in the name of a person who has never bought it, lived in it, or seen it... her identity...
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I have started to apply by philosophy of physical training to my real estate goals.'You have to move a big pile of dirt. Sometimes you have a shovel, sometimes a spoon. But everyday move some dirt.' -John WelbournI...
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Hi,I sold a mobile home and financed it to the buyer. I have a good contract and a lean on it. The buyer after the first month stopped paying the monthly fee and won’t respond to my calls. I have no choice but to take...
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After documenting the address, how to find the owner of the property? I know how to do everything else like getting property under contract, just don’t know how to get in touch with owner. I went to the county accesso...
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How would I go about accurately estimating the value of repairs without looking at the property or contacting people for the sake of time and not spending money?
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We manage some rental properties for distant owners. One of our tenants trashed a place pretty bad. No physical damage, but let the dogs poop everywhere and ruined the carpet. Owner thinks our professional liabilit...
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I live in Vancouver so prices are way over what i feel comfortable with to start out. What I wanted to know is the system, or step by step that people use to invest in property they can't physically visit themselves. ...