I just opened escrow in San Diego, I purchased a property in North Park with a VA loan, It is a 4 unit property. Using the 50% rule, my portion of "rent" will be around $400 less than what I am currently spending. I u...

Me and a friend (50/50 partner) are going to the bank next week to attempt to secure financing for our first deal. One thing I want to do is make up a "packet" with pictures of the property and the vital numbers. What...

I purchased a home at the sheriffs sale with the home still occupied. I have attempted to contact the previous owner by phone multiple times but have not been able to make contact. In South Dakota they have the 180 ri...

So recently I have acquired about 25 off-market properties through auctions and other methods. Normally the company I work for fixes and flips them, but in attempts to off-load them quickly, I wanted to see if we coul...

How aggressive should I be when dealing with off market sellers I find that are going through the probate process?
Would a Grant Cardone style be acceptable? (Attempting to close when first meeting face to face with ...

If I am renting a place to live in, does that count as part of my debt to income ratio when attempting to acquire an investor loan for a rental property?
Hypothetical example:
Income 5k per month
Rent 1.5k per mont...

We have a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house under contract for 83K, we will offer to investors at our REIA meeting, put add in local paper, on craig's list and send e-mail to a few rehabbers. We have never attempted to wholesa...

I’ve got two tenants who are not paying their rent, and it seems I have no recourse with courts closed.
What are you doing to take the upper hand and repossess your properties?  And I’m not thinking payment plans e...

I have a house under contract for $90k, it needs $10K (at most) rehab. $135k ARV with solid recent comps to back up. $1100 rent easy. No major changes just cosmetic updates. I’m worried the appraiser won’t be in my...

I just bought a house in Texas needing some renovations and as a newbie I hired a nightmare contractor to renovate my two bathrooms. They are not GCs but licensed plumbers but I didn’t know any better at the onset of ...