Anna M.
Fair Housing Act – Calling Foul!
“The Fair Housing Act is a federal act in the United States intended to protect the buyer or renter of a dwelling from seller o...r landlord discrimination. Its primary prohibition makes it unlawful to refuse to sell,...
Ben Bymaster
A College Dilemma
I've always loved real estate. I would stare at house plan books for hours on end as a child, before creating my own floor plans. I read nearly 50 business and real estate investing books throughout high school. Nearl...
Bob Faulis
$150MM mixed use under way after being broken 20 years, $10MM away
Diary entry One- I just spent a month doing the due diligence, aligning the management team, developing relationship with key players (particularly the lender), and I am almost there. Well, .. . . was almost there. ...
Renae Bliss
H E L P!!! I'm beyond ready!
I am a single mother of 2 "special needs" kids... I am a licensed Real Estate agent in WI.... I have no car, crappy credit, and no money... I LOVE real estate.... I have read at least 20 books, gone to at least 3-4 s...
Justin Schmelzer
Hi, starting out, seeking advice
Hi,
My name is Justin. I'm a 21 year old student studying electrical engineering at MIT. I love engineering, but I know it won't allow me the financial freedom I'm looking for. I've looked at how others have built th...
Jeffrey Bradbury
Bad Home Inspection Recourse? (100k in repairs)
Hello All,I picked up a property about a year and a half ago. I had a home inspection that missed some big structural issues. Repairs estimates are between 60k-100k. I’ve reached out to his liability insurance very e...
Douglas Larson
Really...!?!... Is there such a thing as a "service hamster?"
Over the past 10 years I have leased a few dozen SFRs in several towns in Utah. I have also had rentals in Hawaii and California. I sometimes have one or two people mention a service dog but this spring I have 2 vacan...
Daniel Crouse
Where to form "Managing Member, LLC" which will be the "sponsor"?
Hello all,I'm just getting started in the syndication business and just finished Gene Trowbridge's "It's A Whole New Business: The how-to bible of syndicated investment real estate"... phew... I plan to follow his su...
Courtney Rollins
NEWBIE WALKING PROPERTIES W/ CONTRACTORS
Hi all,I’m a newbie to REI and am looking to buy and hold distressed single family and small multi unit properties on specific blocks in the Baltimore area. I plan to finance using savings and hard money before refin...
Lori Hunter
Better deal if using sellers agent?
Ok, I have a question I could use some opinions on. The lot joining a house we own is being offered for sale at 39K and is .19 acres. It has been on the market for 200 days and we are ready to make an offer. We ...