A few years ago if a tenant owed you rent or damaged your property you could enter the premises and “hold” certain items. It’s an old law I believe but was still could be used. It’s so old you couldn’t take their goat...

I have a property in contract where the owner is distressed and will do anything to get out. It needs a little work so a lease option is not going well, but I was contacted today by an investor who wants the prope...

In 2005, I went into an agreement to sell a property I owned that had a mortgage on it. The agreement was basically written out on a standard residential sales agreement with the terms of the owner financing (me) ...

I work for a fortune 500 co. and can transfer virtually anywhere in the country. I am looking at starting my real estate portfolio this year, and since I have nothing holding me down to Houston (my current location...

Good contractors are so hard to find?

I dont have any experience dealing with contractors, but I frequent several REI message boards and it seems to me that one of the biggest complaints I see over and over is how ha...

So I am stripping linoleum tile adhesive off of beautiful wood floors (yeah people are stupid) getting my rental property ready to rent and listening to the latest BP podcast on creative financing and got an idea a...

Hi guys,I am posting today because I need some advice about what to do with my tenant.  I am a new landlord and have asked many people's advice only to hear many conflicting theories.  Here's the story..Basically I mo...

I plan to renovate one of the kitchens in the duplex i own but i have to do it while my tenants are still living there...and in one weekend. Has anyone had experience with this situation? I'd like to do the cabinet...

I just sold a SFR rental property for another BP'er who lives out of state - we just went on record at the Registry of Deeds a few minutes ago.I knew that the market was very hot in Quincy, MA where the house was loca...

I am an MLO in California. The Exemptions in California follow the Federal law. I am doing a survey. What are the laws in each of the other states with respect to exemptions and seller financing?Thanks in advance for ...