My wife and I are getting started in real estate. We don't have much background in the field yet. We've read a few books, and taken a short 2 day online class. She worked as an apartment office manager once upon ...

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There is a house I am interested in that seems to be priced well. The problem is it has a bad reputation and has been sitting on the market for quite some time do too a murder. The house seems to b...

Hey Guys,I am a new landlord, I rented my house previously to tenants and overall it wasn't a great experience. I did the background check, all came fine but just their behavior was not so great. They're gone now and ...

What might be some desirable  trends in urban apartment design ?  1. Supersized living space2. Micro sized sleeping space3. Projector screen focal point4. Long table w/ lots of chairs  5. Defined entry area6.  Built-i...

Does anybody have suggestions on any virtual appraisers out there who will do work for investors rather than banks? We have a property in a trust where the grantor has recently passed, and we need to establish a "ste...

Hey everyone, I am going to try to be as sensitive as possible on this! I have a property in an area where a lot of applicants do not have a SSN, or speak much english. I know a little spanish so we do ok on communica...

Hello,  New to the networking thing,  My Name is Terry Jacobsen my wife and I are buy and hold Single family couple.  Most of our houses are in Lakewood Washington but I have spent a fair amount of time Looking all ar...

Our long term strategy is to buy and hold multiple four-plexes. And 20-25% down seems to be the standard down payment required to buy a 1-4 unit property. Our thoughts are to rehab/flip homes to accumulate the funds n...

 I am pre-qualified by my lender for conventional loan. I recently signed an agreement with an and placed an offer on a bank owned property but my agent is unable to get a hold of the listing agent to find out details...

This is a bit complicated (or maybe I am making it that way), but here goes.I hired a contractor, after vetting her and seeing her work. We signed a contract with a few specifics in it that are applicable. First, that...