I'm a US citizen but currently living in Israel, and I'm in the process of purchasing a property in Columbus Ohio.My plan is to do some rehab and therefore I want to take a hard money loan which will cover 80% of the ...

I have a question for seasoned title/escrow company reps or investors, who execute transactions using private financing. I am trying to modify an existing Note and Deed from the originating private lender. Originally,...

SF detached in Raleigh HOA, we've owned 15+ years with minimal HOA issues, the occasional "needs pressure washing."  Now new HOA management is issuing violations, saying No Commercial Vehicles allowed.  Our 2005 versi...

An opportunity came up recently to buy my first property. I contacted a mortgage broker I was referred to by a coworker and after sending in some documents he sent back an itemization sheet with the loan costs and...

I know there are a lot of questions on this topic. My situation is we had a tenant move in on a Saturday and on Wednesday we found out they have a cat. We have a not pets policy. I also want to mention that they moved...

I purchased a duplex in California with tenants in place. Seller disclosed leases and may have kept half of deposit. The lead agreement I received shows see original lease for amount t of deposit. I didn’t read this s...

Do all contracts for buying and selling need to be notarized every time?

say you buy a used $150 stove from some random person on craigslist/offerup or hire a handyman for a $200 and they are taking cash only... is a ad hoc bill of sale enough documentation for these expense write offs to ...

I downloaded a whole bunch of forms and this one "Addendum to Option to Purchase Agreement" calls for a "witness" to sign.
Which documents that you are signing do you need a notary present and which don't?

I am looking into how to properly document my time to make sure I qualify myself as a real estate professional in the eyes of the IRS in order to write off my passes losses off against my active income. What do some o...