I once lived in CA and in 1988 I bought a small 2 BR in a working class neighborhood. I have not lived in CA for 15 years. I sold the house this year and there was huge appreciation. The escrow company is insisting th...
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Hi everyone, I am looking into my first deal in Portland OR, and have found some potential seller financed deals. This is all pretty new to me so I have some questions. The deal I'm looking at is and below are some of...
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I'm looking for some professional advice from a lawyer with real estate experience particularly with seller-financing questions (lease options and land contracts primarily).I live and purchase in Kalamazoo, Michigan s...
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I just bought an occupied duplex with long term tenants (Since 2008). Tenants decided to give notice at time of purchase. Tenants admitted there is about 3-4 years of smoke damage to the unit as they started smoking i...
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This property I am needs a complete gut but i can do the flooring, drywall, canets, bathrooms. The only thing i really need is plumbing,Boiler(convert to central air) and some termite damage. SHould i Just hire a co...
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My tenant of 29 days is asking for a month to month lease so she can find a new place due to roaches. She sent me this long formal letter asking me to change her annual lease to month to month because she is seeing r...
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I am a first time homebuyer in California who has been looking for a home for a year and a half. Never been in escrow before as I was always priced out. But finally got my offer accepted but ran into this issue.
Sell...
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My question is regarding passive real estate losses. I am a real agent and investor, therefore I am considered a "real estate professional" for tax purposes. With that being said, my accountant has always allowed ...
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Hi everyone!I wanted to run you guys through the results of a home inspection that has just been completed, as I'm not really sure how to proceed or who to contact. This would be my first investment property purchased...
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I've bought 2 homes in AL, one in Center Point and 1 in Birmingham about 5 months ago from a turnkey provider. Since then they've moved my homes to Renterswarehouse. This was the worst decision I ever made buying out ...