Shella Sanders
Short sale lender ordering BPO
The lender on my current short sale in dallas said top of this week to get title to send the preliminary hud for the price I offered. So I was thinking it was a go. Plus last week the lender said typically what they d...
Account Closed
Co Signing
I am considering co-signing for a loan. The borrower may qualify for a government backed zero down first time buyer program. We will both own the house 50/50. (This is in a area where a good deal is a 400k 3/2 house. ...
Dean Julie
Re-Starting again
I began learning about real-estate investing in 2007. Did my first short-sale in 2008 and netted $21,000 in 22 days. Bought two rentals in another state in 2009 on a credit card that I eventually defaulted on, because...
Tina T.
reo's
looking to buy a $2M (list price) property on west coast. It will go REO in a couple of weeks. Any strategy tips pursuing bank ? Openining bid will be around $2.2M causing it to go REO with no bids. Any ideas wher...
Susan H.
senior encrumbrances
I live in South Carolina. Does anyone know or can tell me how to find out if I am responsible for any liens on foreclosure auction property? Looks like owner has a few second mortgages, too, although the bank is jus...
Michael Cheatham
What is my recourse when taken in by fraud?
Bigger Pockets Community, last year I provided private financing to a Real Estate investor, to rehab a duplex and either refinance or sell it and return my funds in six months. The investor provided updates on the pr...
Corey Dutton
Always Keep an Open Door Policy With Your Hard Money Lender
If you use a hard money lender on a real estate rehab deal, keep an open door policy, especially when times get tough. Here’s a good story about why this is a good policy. We made a hard money loan on a rehab project ...
Matthew Sutton
Pre Foreclosure clarification help
So when targeting foreclosures, I've got some unanswered questions. I would love some advice.
1. Zillow has a ton of pre foreclosures, but most have auction dates of 4-4 when I check right now. I'm too late to the ...
Aaron McGinnis
What color for hardwoods and carpet?
So since we've got a very interesting thread going on wall color, I thought I'd ask -
What color is everyone using for hardwoods and carpet? We try and go as light as possible with the hardwoods while still covering ...
David Johnson
laminate entry ways
I recently heard a contractor say that you should never have laminate at your entry ways because inspectors will point it out as a deficiency to buyers. He said that its more vulnerable to moisture and will buckle ...