Ivan Vargas
Cloud on Title after foreclosure???
Of the thousands of foreclosures happening every year in every county, what percentage of them is the defendant not properly served? Will that cloud the title after the foreclosure sale? Can the previous owner still c...
Skip Rivera
Caution bidder beware in tax auction
Just a friendy note to anyone who is bidding on apn 342110002 in the Riverside county tax sale at bid4assets.com While this property may appear to have no title issues, a prelim from Chicago Title in 2004 says otherwi...
Matt Sora
LLC when investing In Real Estate??
Can somebody explain LLC's and How I should structure it. I've done some research and was told you can do that and then put it into a holding company and then put it into a Trust? Or maybe a corporation? I'm all over ...
James Peterson
Quiet title attorney in California - HOA foreclosure
I'm in contract on a HOA foreclosed property in Sacramento and in order to get a clean title I need a quiet title action. The seller (HOA) is not willing to do it without their hand being held. Any lawyers your wou...
Cheryl P.
Home Warranties
I would like to get landlord opinions on whether or not you use home warranties such as American Home Shield, etc for rental properties. Is this something that landlords utilize to reduce repair costs, Do you require...
Luke Franklin
First Duplex a bad idea?
After two unsuccessful attempts to buy a SFH (outbid on short sale and HUD home), I'm looking at a duplex to live in half and rent half. I know nothing about real estate and was directed to BP by a friend. I li...
Michael Lauther
My market is better than your market
Many of us choose a market and focus on a relatively small area like a laser. What are the significant attributes that you have considered which makes your market a winner going forward.
How do these attributes play...
Daniel Pitner
Building a Buy and Hold Empire
My wife and I are 25 and are looking to retire in 10 years through long term rentals. We live in the Phoenix area and have 1 rental currently that cashflows $500/month. What suggestions do you have to build enough ca...
Kyle Richey
BRRRR: Does a cash-out refinance increase the mortgage payment?
Hi, I'm new to real estate investing and I'm really enjoying the BP community!The BRRRR method seems like a great choice for our goals, but even after watching the BP video on cash-out refinancing I'm confused about o...
Joseph Montes
Did I overpay on my closing costs?
In June, I bought a 3 bedroom/1 bath SFH in Lansing, MI on short sale for $20,000 that I am now renting. I was able to find conventional financing from a bank, getting a 30-year loan at 4.79%. I'm currently gearin...