Scott Smith
Legally taking property for no money:creating title by mere possession
Adverse Possession Under Texas LawJust because a property has a defective chain of title doesn’t mean you should rule it out right away. Adverse possession can clear title by merely occupying it for enough time. As an...
Sarah Lewis
Breaking Lease- Mititgating this loss
I need quite of bit of help as this is the first time I'm dealing with a tenant breaking a lease, and I have a number of questions. (I'm a small time investor with only a couple of properties.) Tenant had been living ...
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One hairy eviction process.. Someone please help!
I'm in a particularly dramatic situation to say the least. Against my better judgement, I allowed my brother in law to move in from out of state with my wife and I. He agreed and was expected to get a job and begin pa...
Niles Crum
Confirming Landlord on Application
I have a gut feeling that a prospective tenant is supplying false information on the application. The landlord was "glowing" about her as a tenant. I tried a free phone lookup to confirm the number belongs to the na...
Jamie Dzierwa
Real Estate License
Hello,
I am looking into getting my real estate license, but I heard through the grapevine that all realtors are required to become brokers now, that you just can't get your real estate license to be just a realtor?...
Mike Pastor
Favorite Rental Areas
If you had to choose just 3 neighborhoods around the Greater Pittsburgh area to buy and hold multi units, which neighborhoods would you choose? (obviously neighborhoods where multi's are prevalent)
Mary Winter
HELP: How to Evict These Tenants
Hello BP community, I am really anxious about the current situation in my rental in FL. I have a 3 bedroom rental that is managed by my PM. End of February, one tenant moved into the property. She has good credit sco...
James Wise
TENANTS FROM HELL #3 Move outs from hell. PICS INCLUDED
TENANTS FROM HELL #3Move outs from hell.Running one of the largest rental portfolios in the Cleveland, Ohio area I have managed 1,000's of properties & dealt with countless tenants. In short, I have seen it all. F...
Vincent Gamboa
Can you wholesale a deal won at the auction?
Hello BP,I am fairly new to REI and was wondering if you can wholesale a deal that you win at the courthouse steps? If so, how would I go about doing this?So if I place the highest bid at an auction and they have said...
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Responding to Lazy Applicants
I was just curious about how other people handle the lazy prospective tenant. For instance, an email through craigslist simply stating "I am interested in this home". No questions or anything - just a simple stateme...