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Megan Thomas Purchasing land with multiple (40+) and missing heirs
14 November 2023 | 24 replies

Hello BP! I'm interested in purchasing a property with multiple heirs. Currently, 44 heirs have been located and have agreed to sell their portion, BUT there are a few heirs that no one has been able to get in contact...

Philip Bennett Illegal immigrants as tenants
16 January 2018 | 273 replies

I have an applicant for a property in Anchorage, Alaska that is wanting to sign a lease for a family member that is an illegal immigrant. The individual wanting to sign the lease is unable to provide a completed appli...

Raul Sai P Remote owner challenge with Rentals getting consistently trashed
15 December 2023 | 77 replies

Some background - Around 5-6 years ago, I was getting decent tenants for the most part and a pretty good PM company to manage the rentals in MO state. While I understand that it is part of the game to have a rental pr...

Phil Janasac Duplex down into illegal basement unit to combine beds/baths
27 September 2016 | 15 replies

My wife and I are in the process of purchasing a multifamily (2-flat) property on the north side of Chicago (with intent to owner occupied/house-hack) . During our second viewing of the property the realtor “gained ac...

Alexis Renny Inherited tenants w/ signed termination letter refuse to leave
31 March 2018 | 13 replies

Hi there! I spent hours last night pouring over this forum and hadn’t  found anything that quite addressed my unique and frustrating situation. I recently closed on my first home in Miami FL (yay!) and it’s 2 houses, ...

Jen Harwood Have prior landlord references been helpful in tenant screening?
7 April 2017 | 18 replies

Hi all,I've thus far been fairly lucky with tenants in my two SFH rentals, but did have one bad experience. We had checked with our tenant's last landlord, and while she did not lavish her with praise, she didn't say ...

Michael Orf Potential Colorado tenant growing marijuana
30 April 2016 | 17 replies

I currently have a rental on the market in the Denver area and was just contacted by someone out of state that is looking to move to Denver and open a dispensary with some colleagues.  He and his wife and young child ...

N/A N/A How NOT to do business in Real Estate . . .
4 July 2007 | 20 replies

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Trudy Smit short sale question about disclosing offers
1 July 2013 | 16 replies

Can someone shed some light on what is the CA rule or protocol in the following Short sale scenario?:

Buyer 1 has an executed contract for $380,000, meaning Seller accepted the offer and offer is being presented to...

Shaun Dewitt Wholesaling illegal without personal financial backing?
17 December 2015 | 17 replies

So I just spoke with a guy at an investment company who told me that if I try to put a home under contract without personal financial backing, meaning the ability to personally fund the property I intend to put under ...