I have been doing a lot of research regarding the Dodd Frank act. I have a couple of ideas that might help avoid legal issues with Dodd Frank. I spoke with my attorney yesterday and he said on one knows if rent to own...

Here we go......As I'm putting in offers I know one of them will eventually be accepted and the deal will close.  Had a few snags after having offers accepted recently but it's par for the course.  So when the good de...

Hello, We bought a property in CA at a trustee sale with an existing senior lien under the previous owner's name. Now my title company and are having difficulty in obtaining payoff amount. By standard, the serve compa...

Hello all,I have had a property since August 2017 that’s been undergoing a slow rehab.  A month or so ago, I received a letter in the mail from the county informing me that there is a code violation for all sorts of r...

Hi everyone,I'm considering putting an offer on a 4 unit rental property. This will be my first real estate investment if it goes through. I don’t want to live in it so I'm going to do 25% downpayment. I want to open ...

I've heard that there is some kind of deadbeat database that big property management companies use to look up if their prospect applicants are on it or not. I can't find a database like this that small landlords like ...

Hey Bigger Pockets Community - I am putting in a cash offer on my third duplex (very exciting) but there is definitely a unique twist. The previous owner rented to an tenant that passed away TWO YEARS ago. The owner n...

Here is my problem. I own a duplex and it shares a driveway with the house next door. That’s not a problem, but the duplex behind mine, seems to think they can use my drive too. They use the back entrance of their a...

My parents have a property in Las Vegas that they are renting out and the property manager recently found a tenant and has a lease agreement signed. We asked for the tenant’s information such as their credit score, ba...

Hello Everyone!I’m closing on a 4 unit in Little Village next week. I have rentals in Cicero and always charge security deposits. However I’m leery to do so in Chicago. It seems too risky with the current laws.  I’m d...