I'm planning to sell a single family rental (5 yrs now) in CA and do 1031 exchange.- At what point do I need to make the election to do 1031 exchange? How much time prior to sell?- As I understand, part of the sale pr...

Greetings All ~ Thank you in advance for any support with this.  I've been looking for a 3-4 unit multi-family to purchase with an FHA loan (or FHA203 if needed).  While searching, I found a 5-unit property that is of...

I am curious about buying residential land.  Take a growing Metro - -be it Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, etc.  Obviously, the suburbs around there have exploded and houses  (at least these days) are selling quick, and ...

Hi Everyone!  I'm Bobby Cooksey posting from Honolulu, Hawaii.  I'm new to the Real Estate world.  I've been around it by working in the lending industry for 8 years as a loan processor.  Also worked in Escrow and Tit...

Having a bank account should be a necessity for a renter you may approve. If a renter says they do not have a bank account and will only pay everything with cash, this request could be a big red flag for them performi...

I am going to be meeting with a distressed seller about solving her problem with an upcoming sheriff sale.  The property is currently listed as a short sale.  My plan is to purchase it, and then sell it back to her, p...

First time landlord and I've got this couple applying that are telling me their 2 dogs are emotional support animals and that they don't need to tell me about them and don't need to pay a pet fee. I found an article s...

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I need advice or input on the following. How would you compare SEO and Online marketing to Direct Mailing in terms of effectiveness? Do you feel like either marketing strategy is more effective than ...

I think this place could be a great place to have a blacklist of appraisers after my recent experience. I know the admin is afraid of legal consequences, so does one exist, a black list of garbage appraisers?

I rece...

Publicly available rental information is limited and too general to be useful. I developed software to extract rental data from the MLS for our specific property profile and target areas. I thought it would be helpful...