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My husband and I have had a long term goal of investing in real estate and just recently started investing. We purchased five houses last year, all of which are producing positive cash flow. I just recently separated...
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Okay, I've been trying to educate myself about short sales and right off the bat, I have a question. After getting homeowners to sign an authorization to release information, who am I calling to start negotiating?The ...
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I did a quick search but couldn't find this posted in the forums (only on a few blog posts) - looks like HUD is floating a proposal to eliminate seller financing unless you become licensed as a mortgage originator. He...
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We utilize a few hard money lenders for acquisition (8-14%,1-3 pts), plus we have some private investors who finance most of our equity position (10%,0pt). We've subsequently closed portfolio loans with B2R, Firstkey,...
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Hey everyone, I talked to a laywer the other day that told me under new federal regulations you still have to release the names of the stakeholders. I thought I would have heard about this if that was true. Is this tr...
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Hello, I came across something concerning. I've done some research and noticed a rehabber buying homes on HUD as a owner occupant but then a couple months later, flipping it to a end buyer. I'm not a tattle tale, bu...
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Is there a Realtor "law" that requires a listing agent to submit any offer to the seller? If there is could you tell me exactly where it is in the Realtor "rules"?
I'm asking the question because I submitted an offe...
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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...
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I was talking to another investor who proposed the following as a solution investors looking for more flexibility when using their SDIRA.
Two unrelated individuals arrange to make a loan to one another using their S...
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