Bryan Hancock
Designing Around Restrictive Covenant Risk When Purchasing Land
We have a purchase contract for a lot in Austin that we're planning to build a duplex on. We recently received a title commitment and Schedule B shows an exception for some restrictive covenants from 1948. These wer...
Brian Stone
Insurance Agent?! Should I?
I have been in the learning stage of Real Estate Investing for awhile now. In my life I have not been able to pin point what I wanted to do with my life. I have tried many different avenues. At one point I wanted to s...
Jeff Kushner
Is a $295 brokerage commission common for buyer's agent brokerage? (Palm Beach County, Florida)
QUESTION: Is a $295 commission or fee to my realtor's brokerage, in addition to the 3% sales commission common?SITUATION: I recently asked my agent to draw me up a purchase contract for a vacant lot sale in Palm Beac...
Jack Smith
Expanding a legal non-conforming unit in Chicago
I run into this problem often in Chicago. A three flat building also has a full unfinished basement or a bit of attic space as well. I would like to duplex down the first floor unit into the basement, or duplex th...
Donald Campbell
Equity Trust
I am looking at moving funds from a previous employer 401(k) into a SD IRA. I am considering using Equity Trust or Next Generation Trust. Anyone have experience you wish to share regarding doing business with either? ...
Diana Ag
Investing in hotels - stupid question
Hello - I have a silly question and would really appreciate a simple answer:If I wanted to buy/invest in a hotel (within $150-300 mil.), what would my steps be? (How do I find hotels available for sale, what is the ge...
Andrew Fidler
Toledo Lead Ordinance Update
Alright we have had a significant update on the Toledo Lead Paint Ordinance and wanted to post the details for those of us who own property in Toledo (or Ohio, we have several municipalities such as Cleveland, Columbu...
Asim G.
Realtor License /MLS Access questions (Northern California Specific)
Hi,I would like to start off by congratulating the founders and members of BP. To think about building a community to connect people with interests Real Estate is a good idea on paper. To actually build such a communi...
Adrian Ede
Tenant Incentive for Property Maintenance
Hey there, my duplex is currently tenanted with a retired gentleman upstairs, and I'm working on getting the lower unit tenanted asap. For the first year I have handled the Grass Cutting and Snow Shovelling myself. ...
Ash Reed
landlord liability for tenent's dog bite
I would really appreciate any comments here.
I received a letter from a lawyer who represents somebody claims to be attacked by my tenant's dog, and requesting me to file claim with my landlord insurance. I was not aw...