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Hello, I am new to investing and am considering buying my first property from a courthouse commissioner sale. I have been looking over the properties that will be for sale at the next auction and have found a property...
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tldr: bought rental property sight unseen due to military orders and buying out of state. Realtor failed to mention that there were train tracks and a railroad crossing right behind the house. Found out after I closed...
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Vikram C. posted in another thread about how many politicians -- due to their stature and position -- believe they are above the law.
This comment reminded me of a great (though disturbing) set of...
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A long time friend is looking to cash out of his duplex rental property to get away from tenants and pay off his primary home. He has it on the market now for $95k. He said he'd sell to me for $60k.
- Property gros...
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What would I have to say to a realtor for them to get me access to the MLS? I never seen an MLS nor do I know how to use it to get accurate values on homes I want to get under contract. Will it cost me money to get ac...
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We had our offer accepted on our first rental property and after looking up the current tenants, we've got a convicted, registered sexually violent predator against children in this triplex. Repeat offender. Anyone de...
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So there must be other places like my town. The average (decent shape) 2 family home is selling from 250k-325k. And the average rent is $1100-$1300. These numbers don't work out for the 1% rule. Everything I've ever r...
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So upon reading the recent Bigger Pockets article about "The truth about turn keys no one tells you"it appears as if the majority of turn key buyers are experienced investors?I always assumed this was the opposite. If...
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Does anyone have any experience with the hard money lender, Do Hard Money?Looking into doing business with them, if they approve me for REI in Raleigh NCThanks
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This post is created for 3 purposes. One is to vent, two is to identify if this is an isolated occurrance or Nationwide, and three to have all of us join together to do something about it.
Here is the problem/situati...