Pat Al
Spouse on mortgage for primary home mortgage, myself for rentals?
Hi,I tried searching the forums but couldn't find the answer so sorry in advance if this is a commonly asked question.My wife and I each have jobs with high W2 income. We live in a community property state, file taxe...
Emad Shidiywah
Building a home in Bakersfield,CA
Hello everyone, I have a question about building a home in Kern county Bakersfield,CA. My uncle was considering building a couple of homes on a lot and was wondering if the return would be worth it or not. Each house ...
Eric Lee
Accurately estimating property tax
Hi fellow BPers,I'm new to real estate investing, and am looking into SFHs as rental properties in the Dallas area. I'm trying to improve my methods for estimating expenses when analyzing deals, and I had a few quest...
Nathan Ku
how do you collect your rent ?
For all the landlords - I have a word of caution for you. Avoid using online services like Cozy for your deposits and rental payments. They have the ability to withdraw funds as desired by tenant. I found the hard way...
John Myers
How can you find out if your tenant has vacated the property?
I have a property in Riverdale, GA.A tenant has been in the property for one year. To renew the lease, they wanted some repairs and improvements which I agreed to do.We did run into some difficulty with installing new...
S Ng
Question - Seller signed contract but wants to break contract.
Purchased a house (7/27/2021) and spent money on the building inspection and appraisal of the house. The Seller ran into some issues, first the seller mortgage company needed the Seller to refinance the house (had two...
Rick Albert
Differences between a 2-4 Unit Building versus 5-10 Apartments
Hello All,I'm studying up on apartment buildings, as I thinking as a good next step for me (currently have a condo and ADU rented).My understanding as the main differences between 2-4 units and 5+ is the following:1. ...
Eric Grunfeld
Buying Limited Partnership Interests in Commercial Real Estate
Good Morning:A friend of mine has been presented with purchasing LP interests in a variety of Commercial Real Estate projects.In order to do proper/thorough due diligence - what documents/information are needed to beg...
M. Turner
Bank foreclosed on second position before first
I recently bid (and won) a foreclosure auction in which the bank owns both the first and second positions on a property. For some reason, they decided to foreclose on the second position first - giving me the opportu...
Yulanda McAllister
Private money lender
Hello I am new to real estate and have the opportunity to become a private money lender. What do I need to know before I jump into this and what documents do I need.