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First off thanks for your time! Basically Im looking for help and suggestions, please fill in the gaps where needed and please add anything if you can.
Heres what I have gained so far.
Find a property, locate owne...
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I'd love to hear from investors who make offers without using a real estate agent. Did you just find a basic offer contract that you fill out and submit? Any pitfalls to making offers without an agent?I have a real es...
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Hello BP Nation! I just closed on my Florida property today. It was a long process, but it was well worth it. Purchase price was $105k, rent is $1,300, and the property cash flows $312 with conservative numbers. I c...
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What is the best way to payoff a mortgage. I am reading that you can either add extra each month or make one additional payment each year. I think I read that making one extra payment in a year is somehow better than ...
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Hi All,I have a friend who's house burned down in the Camp Fire. This person is 60 and has no savings and was well in debt. The insurance on the home appears to be enough to pay off the house and add enough to have so...
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So when the tenant pays a pet fee, what exactly does that cover? Say for instance the tenant has a cat and at the end of the lease u find multiple pee stains on the carpets as your doing your move out inspection. Did ...
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I know a lot of landlords rely upon these documents to vet potential tenants, but simply doing a google search on Fake pay stubs, fake w-2s, etc... will quickly illustrate how risky it is to rely on these documents. ...
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Long story short, my neighbor sold his 120 acres of vacant land to a jerk. The jerk and I have been fueding since nearly day 1. Jerk has been wanting to buy my land & house. I have been telling him to bring me ...
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1. Are mortgage rates based on the guarantors' credit score and/or the loan amount?
2. If the buyer increases the down payment on the property, does it decrease the mortgage interest rate?
3. What is the purpose of p...
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Who pays the real estate agent the buyer or the seller?