Stephanie Mccolaugh
Difficulty getting appraisal
We had an offer accepted on a home in the beginning of July, and our lender (a major bank) has still not secured an appraiser. We have already received an extension of a month, and now the lender is asking for another...
David Hall
Swank Lansing Michigan Investor
I focus on remodel refinance and hold in West Lansing Michigan. I've dabbled in flipping and wholesaling. I also carry a license with Coldwell Banker. My 2016 plans are to jump to the commercial side and try my rem...
Account Closed
Tenant would like a new stove and hardwood flooring?
Hello Everyone, I have a tenant that would like to renew his lease on the condition that I buy him a new modern stove. The current stove that I have installed is older but it was new and never used until he moved in. ...
Kyle Wenger
Running the numbers on a rental
Hello everyone,
I found a property in my hometown that is a multi-family unit with garage rentals as well. This could potentially be my first investment property besides the one I currently live in. Although I brows...
Ashly Frasso
Real Estate Down Payment Investment Plan
Do you have a plan for your down payment? You are ahead of the game by making a plan but you may not have to wait as long as you think to invest into real estate. The biggest problem for renters when planning to buy a...
Nicole A.
What if your handyman / contractor damages tenants' belongings?
What would you do?There is a handyman working on the exterior of the rental and he's doing some repointing brick work. The renters have a new (according to them) window unit AC and the contractors have let mortar drop...
Sanjay Gupta
Dealing with difficult building permit official in Oakland, CA
Hi,We have property which was used as child day care , earlier it was SFR and now we are converting back to SFR Building official says It has to follow new constructions guidelines which requires to install fire sprin...
Matthew Childs
Primer or Paint on Walls to Make Ready to Sell
Paint the walls or leave them with just primer?Here’s the story:My mom had to move out of her house this past spring. It was put on the market but the only offers were real low ball offers from investors. There wer...
Gretchen Gurion
City Records for Bedroom Counts
I'm currently looking at a deal that looks like it has more bedrooms in the photos than stated. How do check with the city to determine actual/legal bedroom counts? Should I be checking this with every potential deal?
Jacob McCann
Seller finance question a little complicated
Hello! I have a kind of different situation here. Long story short is a older gentleman I use to work with has stage 4 cancer and my mother happens to be his caretaker for now he doesn’t have much time left. He only h...