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Ned Carey Rent Skimming - long
13 May 2015 | 80 replies

Background,
A woman who couldn't afford her payments left Maryland. Her bank started foreclosure and stopped about 1 1/2 years ago. She filled out the paperwork for a deed in lieu of foreclosure and the bank refused...

Kimberly H. Out of state, sight unseen, wants to pay a years worth of rent in advance...
7 August 2014 | 78 replies

Just listed my house for rent Saturday.  Got a 3rd call today from an out of state tenant who now says she wants to rent my house, sight unseen, and offered to pay a years worth of rent upfront with a $100/mo (6%) dis...

NIcholas Hamel Does Velocity Banking work????
27 July 2023 | 237 replies

Hey everyone ive been hearing about and researching VELOCITY BANKING alot lately. Seems too good to be true. Any of you experts have experience in this field and can confirm or deny? Thanks everyone!Nick

Mehran K. "What If" Section 8 Were No More
3 August 2017 | 173 replies

Hey there community!

I'm closing on a property tomorrow and I'll be inheriting a Section 8 tenant. I always like to think about possible "What If" scenarios and it's got me thinking. I ponder, how would it af...

Will Barnard Validate the 50% rule
11 February 2016 | 141 replies

It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...

Eddie P. Why do investors buy HOA liens at auction?
24 February 2019 | 326 replies

I constantly see investors buying up HOA liens at the foreclosure auction and wonder what is the reason? If they had no mortgage or a low balance on the mortgage, I would understand. Most times they are way under wate...

Allison R. What states/areas to invest in now?
4 May 2015 | 109 replies

Hi everyone! My husband and I would like to buy our first investment property (buy and hold) this year but would like to know about other markets than the one we are currently in!

We live in Los Angeles, and price...

Julie Gates Are real estate agents allowed to mislead buyers about a 2nd bid?
30 October 2018 | 70 replies

I'm in Coastal Georgia. I have friends staying with me who moved here and needed to buy a house. The husband told me that when they put an offer in on the house they want, the selling agent stated that there might be ...

Thuy Pham-Satrappe Do you buy small MF (2-4 units) for cash flow or appreciation?
17 July 2019 | 160 replies

I know the unicorn property offers both great cash flow as well as future appreciation, but how often does that actually happen? Other ideals would be low crime rate area as wellLooking at small multi family propertie...

David Oldenburg Wholesaling Caution Not The Great Deal You Thought
26 November 2015 | 79 replies

I wish there was a State or Federal license required to wholesale and pitch wholesale deals.  I see countless "deals" that are not deals, or even close to being a deal. Many of these wholesalers have no real estate ex...