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Hi All, I recently learned an important lesson: Don't forget to require recently utility statements before closing on a property. I assumed this would be something title would do in all states. When I closed on my fir...
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I am getting ready to start a property management company. I have a real estate broker and this is the next logical step to grow my business and my rental portfolio. One of my agents will be running the property manag...
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I'm still in the early stages of exploring becoming a real estate agent. I would be taking the exam in Minnesota. Can anyone point me in the direction of a quality online review course? Thanks!
Putting an offer on a house with Ocwen as the bank. Place has been winterized since 2013 and vacant since 2012. Not in the foreclosure circuit yet as far as we can tell. Anyway I've heard some horror stories before wi...
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Hey everyone. I have been looking in the market for a house to fix and flip. I see that I may have to go with hard money loans. I do have some questions about how to save up some money to have the money for the 10% do...
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Hi all, My partner and I went to set up our business bank account nearby where he lives (Harford, MD 21085), at the Navy Credit Federal Union but due to technical reasons (me being a partner and no longer being in the...
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I just had a realtor send me a property that on paper looks great. However, the area is historically 'rough'. She says its in transition so I'm just wondering what resources everyone uses to evaluate this kind of thin...
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Good afternoon,Looking forward to being a member of the site. I'm just getting started and trying to soak up as much knowledge about real estate investing as I can. I found this site reading "The Book on Rental Pro...
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Last year we bought a triplex in Joplin Mo and planned to do and extensive rehab and rent it out. Half way through the construction an inspector came by and gave us a stop work order because we were not doing it to co...
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I have an accepted offer on a duplex. When doing the inspection the tenant said not long ago there was water in the basement up to her ankles but was fixed recently. Nothing about this was mentioned in the condition r...