Michael Carbonare
A Look Back 30 Years To My First Deal
30 years ago I closed on my first real estate deal. It was a foreclosure, owned by the Resolution Trust Corporation. The RTC was a federal agency created in 1989 to resolve the Savings and Loan Crisis of the 1980s, ...
Carey Branam
Purchasing a tax lien property from investor
A local broker/investor has recently bought a tax lien for the house next door to us. We want to buy it from him but he has not quieted the title. We have a well known RE attorney here that says we should be able to q...
David Sisson
Realtor and Bank recommendations in Providence RI area
I'm looking for recommendations for a realtor who works well with investors, and a bank too. Here's my situation:1) Looking in the Providence Rhode Island area, and surrounding communities (Pawtucket, East Providence,...
Todd Plambeck
The Return of Seasoning for FHA?
So I was supposed to close the sale of a property this morning when the buyers mortgage company suddenly wanted to know if the property was a "flip". After biting my tongue to avoid the stream of profanities I wanted...
John Arendsen
What's the best way to find Probate properties?
I'm a seasoned general & manufactured home contractor & dealer/developer, Real Estate Broker, investor and property manager. I've been thinking about purchasing probate properties in the San Diego, South River...
Ron Collins
Acquiring a Quit Claim Deed from Freddie Mac
Good Morning Fellow BP'ERSI have an interesting situation on my hands. I aquired a piece of property in a NOLA Tax Sale over three years ago. This particular piece of property was foreclosed on by Freddie Mac in 2008....
Timothy W.
Roland Burris....
Ehhhh.......well........I give up. I can't think of anything more than what they're bringing on to themselves.....
Is someone keeping track? This is like what - 5 democrat political scandals in Obamas first month n...
Brad Gibson
Did President’s EO Just Screw Landlords Nationwide?
Did today's executive order that puts a moratorium on evictions just good and rightly screw landlords across the nation?
While he also signed an EO that extended extra UI benefits to those unemployed, it is maxed out...
Tony Nguyen
How Similar is An Office Space Build Out To A Full On Development?
I have a 12k SF gutted office space available for lease in a great part of town. When we go to build it out, there will be permits, the city, engineers, architects, etc involved. I've had empty spaces built out a few ...
Sean Brooks
Expiration of the Federal Housing Administration’s Property Flipping Waiver
The Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Office of Single Family Housing announced that the temporary waiver of FHA’s regulation that prohibits the use of FHA financing to purchase single family properties that are ...