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So, I was talking with this seller for about a month or so now - and we exchanged texts back and forth with each other negotiating a deal on his property that he just wanted to get rid of. It was a property that he ha...
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I realize there is no sure fire way to guarantee a lender will agree to a short sale and in a lot of cases it seems to come down to "the bottom line", will it be it more profitable; or should I say less costly; tha...
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I really do not want to raise the rent, but am I being smart about this or just being a naïve newbie landlord? I am a newbie at real estate, landlording and property management (going to be 1 year on May 4th 2016). ...
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Greetings,
I am a newbie and I wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions on how to get out of the deal I made. My loan is with New Century.
Last year I purchased a house through a supposed "mentor" for 198k with a...
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I know this is equivalent of asking someone to throw darts in complete darkness, but as I'm researching I'm finding that Banks/Investors have at least some initial approach when contemplating where to set their val...
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New mortgage originations fell over 23% month-over-month and a stunning 47% year-to-date according to Black Knight (formerly LPS). As they show in their detailed presentation, with a 65% year-over-year drop, new mo...
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What do you do when you purchase a house, rent it out and then the market crashes and the house is no longer worth paying such a high rent rate to potential renters comaparing them to other houses but you are still s...
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Does anyone have any experience with foreclosure redemption? I have an opportunity where a house went to foreclosure after the owner died and the children didn't do anything with the property. There was only $70K owed...
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Don't expect metro Phoenix housing market crash due to COVID-19
That's the headline in this morning's Arizona Republic from real estate reporter Catherine Reagor.
As she says, "Metro Phoenix fares better in econom...
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I have a fix and flip project in which my previous contractor (who previously had been a rockstar) did partial work and has not followed through with his work. I regrettably paid him off (I know I shouldn't have!) and...