Yesterday for the first time I had a potential tenant tell me the she has a felony on her record when I sent her my application. I Googled her name and found out she was convicted in 2015. My unit is in Buffalo, NY....
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Hey All!
My name's Calvin Lamb, I live in a suburb of Sacramento, CA called Orangevale. I have 1 deal under my belt: a 2-homes-1-lot in which I have lived in 1 home and landlorded the 2nd one for the past 2 years. I...
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Hello, I appreciate you taking time to read this as this is my first post. I am 29, have been exploring investing for over a year now. I have read 5 books, been pouring over podcasts, talking with friends, and just re...
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Here is the situation.
Neighbor dies and there is an existing mortgage on his property. He has no assets so the bank begins foreclosure. A year or so before the owner dies, his daughter moved in to take car...
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Curious about where people have formed their entities and why.Thanks!
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Howdy!My husband and I just bought our first investment property! We received our first applications for the rental, two friends in their mid-twenties. They are both living at home with their parents currently. Do...
I know no one can answer this but I guess I'm looking for advice or prior experience with this. I recently retired at the age of 55 and live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Financially, I'm secure with a guaranteed ret...
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Hi everybody,I am a new investor planning to buy my first home (duplex) in Philadelphia to househack it. It would be my home base, but I plan to travel 6-9 months out of the year, meaning my unit would be collecting d...
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I have a couple of older Mobile Homes (MH). The smaller one has an obvious bedroom and another "cove" that is quite small and without a real door. I spent hours last year trying to find if the MH is officially one o...
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Hey all! So I am looking to use my VA loan for a property to house hack. With all the strict VA guidelines and such, how feasible is it to be able to get a somewhat distressed, more along the lines of very outdated bu...