Joshua Dorkin
Beware of the Real Estate Guru Trap: What to Look for & How to Protect Yourself
Blogger Andrew MacDonald, yesterday posted an article on the BiggerPockets Blog that is an absolute MUST READ for anyone considering spending their money on a real estate guru.
The article breaks down both the typica...
John Thedford
BP Is A "HOTSPOT" Of Illegal Activities
Just got a call from DBPR. That is the Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Florida. They regulate licensed and unlicensed activities. Their call was in relation to an unlicensed broker complaint I fi...
Account Closed
CA Handyman (not Contractor) has started asking for $500 in Labor per job
Am a NY licensed contractor who moved out here to LA county barely a year ago.. my CA contractor license is still pending. So in the mean time, I been keeping busy with working on my own properties and a few small lan...
Mary R.
Wikileaks shut down
when you go after the banks......
http://www.wikileaks.com/
Amber Spence
Nightmare tenant, help!
Hey everyone,
My husband and I had the tenant from hell in our single family home. We also hired a management company to manage the property. (Our first time as landlords, we outsourced to make sure we did everything...
J Scott
Let's Talk About Our Screw-Ups!
I originally started writing about real estate because I wanted to hold myself accountable for my what I was doing, because I wanted to learn from my own mistakes and because I wanted to help others keep from making t...
James Clayton
Southern California purchasing Subject to and selling with a wrap
I am new to the forum and the real estate investing world. I am looking for someone in my area (Hemet California or Southern California) that purchases properties Subject to. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Allison Escovedo
Do I need a lawyer!?
Backstory : we entered into a deal that guaranteed us payout over a year ago. We've tried to be patient because the guy we're doing the deal with ran into a bunch of permitting issues. But it's been 2 months since he'...
Account Closed
Best way to finance your first investment property
Much of the advice I read says the best way to start investing is to live in your first home so that you can go FHA, making it a little easier to get started (lower down payment).My situation is unique in that my boyf...
William Hall
Complicated Legal Issue For
I like some advice on a legal issue I've been dealing with for years. In '94, Dad met a real estate agent, loaned him 20K, they did a few deals that went OK, and then in '97, Dad borrowed another 20K out of our 4-uni...