Dawit Araia
Two questions
it's been a little while, and I have two questions. 1. I saw that a property went into preforeclosure and was wondering how to find out why it is and how much is owed before I approach the owner.2. Does anybody know h...
Cole Soreano
Combining households with my 67 year old neighbor
Backstory- My family and I live next to a widow who lost her husband almost four years ago, we reside in central WA. She has no children and her only nearby family is a cousin who lives in town. Over the past two year...
Robert G.
Financial Criteria / Measurements
There is plenty of discussion throughout the forums on the 2% rule, the 50% rule, and even a particular dollar per door (say, $150 per door) requirement.I was wondering what criteria others use when deciding whether o...
Jason Dale
Considering raising money to fund US investment
So I know that this is semi-complicated with bringing together a bunch of investors to buy real estate. I was hoping to connect with someone about how to structure a syndication with the investors what legal entity wo...
Nancy Casse
Title company and closing Attorney overlook HUD payment at close
Here's a doosie...September 2015 my friend sold her home (her first and only experience in selling property). Her closing attorney and the Title company showed a title commitment letter which included her HUD mod bal...
Jan Brumec
Secured Promissory Note
Hi everyone,I am experiencing issues on a lending transaction that I am trying to put together with a friend of mine that is a citizen and resident of Italy.It would be a promissory note: 12-months 9% interest only p...
Layne Campbell
New Couple in Santa Barbara California looking for our first home
Hi, My name is Layne Campbell and my wife is Named Jenna Campbell,Jenna is a Dr. in Physics working in the photonics industry, and I am an engineer currently working on my MBA through Pepperdine. We recently got marri...
Adam Ulm
Mobile Home for First Investment Property
Hi everyone, has anyone invested in a mobile home / manufactured home on a private lot as a rental?I'm considering one for my first investment property, but having no experience, I would really appreciate the input.Th...
Carly Young
How would you invest 10K? Just for fun.
Hi all,As an agent in Ohio, I get asked this pretty frequently - this is meant to be a fun post to get some creative ideas brewing. If you were given 10k to use towards real estate investing, how would you invest it?...
Brett Brown
First Closing
So I have my closing this Friday for my first investment property. Was curious as to what I should be expecting, asking etc. etc. I've only been to one closing and that was my own home and that was a big blur because ...