Anne Williams
AGENT SUGGESTS I OVERBID AND SEE IF HOME APPRAISES THEN NEGOTIATE
Hello, I'm trying to buy my first home to live in and the market is pretty hot right now in Newark. I was interested in a particular property, but I don't think its worth the cost of what they are selling it for aft...
Josh Polston
Tenant Refuses Stove - threatens to withold rent
[punchline at the end] I have a legacy tenant that has been living in the building since purchase (7 years ago) and they recently killed their gas range with only one of 4 burners working. When they notified me it wa...
Nicolas Franckenfeld
How to 'hide' from your tenants. Need suggestions.
I, like most of owners with more than a handful of leases, tend to put some sort of separation between the tenants and me. With most properties, this separation, usually via a management company, is desired to preve...
Bryant Clark
Is this property worth purchasing?
I'm looking at buying my first property and have an investor friend who's looking to downsize his portfolio. The areas he invests in are C/D neighborhoods but he has done very well with them. He's done some major reno...
Bonnie Rhodes
What age did you start investing?
Obviously, there is no correct answer. Some investors have the freedom to start when they are in college/a young adult while others decide to invest closer to retirement. With that being said, at what age did YOU begi...
Jennifer Roberts
Long distance real estate without the visit
Hello all, I'm currently doing a 1031. I have approximately 55 days to purchase. I'm selling California real estate and the prices of course are high, and I'm moving to a more stable market. I've decided to purchase n...
David S.
Due on sale clause question!
How do you guys usually go about making sure your lender doesn't have a problem with you transferring a property into an LLC or other entity? From what I understand this usually is never really a problem but is there ...
Anthony Clayton
Don't do Double Close Escrow for Short Sales
I have been seening alot of post of how to do double close in CA.
YOU CANNOT OR YOU WILL BE IN JAIL
Detectives label this transaction as "you a perpitraitor". You will be in p...
Jill F.
The police just called... my 25 year old tenant died (overdosed)
I can't imagine calling his poor parents... he was found by a friend that told police he was staying with tenant (without my knowledge). The police/coroner had taken his body out before they called me.I feel just terr...
Mikielle Elum
Renting without a lease
This applies to C class neighborhoods. Having just been through an eviction and a non paying tenant for 6 months, should I rent without a lease? In Philadelphia the process was long and a lease didn’t seem to serve me...