Zachary Stein
Rental requirements up front
Hello! My fiance and I just purchased our first property and look forward to renting it out in the near future. I wanted to get some insight on a few things. 1. Is it unusual/excessive to require first, last and depos...
Victor Morgan
Buying As-Is Short Sale: Needs Roof, can't find insurance
I've been reading these forums for several months and would like to thank the members for sharing their expertise. I have learned a great deal about real-estate investing and operating a rental.
The home I am...
Drew Denham
Retaining wall issue - house under contract - real estate lawyer?
Hi all,
I have a house under contract in which there is a large retaining wall that seperates two properties (one being mine). When I go to fix I would have to extend 5 feet onto the neighbors property (GEO Grid) an...
Carissa Clayton
First property destroyed by tenants
I have a single family house is West Virginia that is paid in full. I recently moved out to California and rented the property out to some girls who destroyed the house and then abandoned it. Had the worst time find...
Michael Peters
The dreaded my dishwasher sometimes leaks or doesn't clean call
About once or twice a month I receive a maintenance request for a dishwasher that's working but not quite right. Either its leaking occasionally, doesn't clean like it used to, or has a weird smell. Some are legitim...
Navid A.
Plumbing/sewer question on a fourplex regarding ejector pump/pit.
Hi
I bought a fourplex a month ago. Two weeks in, I had a complaint of raw sewage in the garage of one of the units. They did snake the pipe and baby wipes came out. The problem solved for the time.
A few days late...
Raphael Vargas
Lease Option Assigning??
Hello,
I'm very familiar with Wholesaling and Assignment of contracts.
With a Lease Purchase, would I simply get the property under a Lease Purchase contract with the owner and assign my rights?
T...
Tommy Lorden
Water & Plumbing Issues : How Does Your Lease Deal With Them?
I have been getting nickeled and dimed with leaks and clogs. From a prior life in Illinois, I remember we had no problem making all plumbing issues part of the tenant's responsibility in the lease. However, I'm n...
Mariana Moldovanu
Newbie with questions!
Hi all! Just finished reading the "How to Invest in RE" book and want to build my "to do" lists and work through MINS (not trying to show off, just using the book terms for "reinforcement"). What are the MOST IMPORTAN...
Alan Daniels
Realtors buying SFH "subject to"
BP,
Hope everyone is gearing up to have a great, happy, and non-political :) Holiday season!
I wanted to get everyone's thoughts on being a Realtor and what the "status quo" (for a lack of a better word) is regardi...