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I'm hoping to find more information about a seller receiving a 1099 and being responsible for income taxes for the difference between the sale price and the outstanding mortgage during a short sale. Does this always t...
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After the Covid rent debacle involving CDC and the Supreme Court, here is the next shoe to drop: Federal Rent control. Some states are still holding landlords hostage, by not allowing rent enforcement, eg California. ...
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Hello! We love our home state of Colorado, but we're eyeballing the ambitious project of acquiring our first real estate property as a family vacation home which can successfully operate as a short-term vacation renta...
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My wife and I bought our first home in May of last year (2018). The home we bought is a 2 family in Providence, and upon purchasing it, we decided to turn the 2nd floor apartment into an AirBnB listing instead of gett...
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After a few years of dreaming, we are ready to purchase our first STR.
Strongly considering these two areas ....
Outer Banks (Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk)
or
Wilmington/Southport (Carolina Beach, O...
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Unfortunately Good Cause Eviction passed last night in the city of Rochester, NY.
I want to thank Council Members Lashay Harris and Michael Patterson for doing the right thing and voting “NO” on this largely pe...
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I had a guy tell me the other day that Contract for Deed was the way to go with properties over renting. Keep in mind I am from a small town where property values average around $50,000 or so. He said you can get a $1...
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Hi All,Looked through the forums and didn't see any thread on this so I figured this would be of help to others as well in this situation!I have a seller in which I would like to email a contract (purchase agreement) ...
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Hi Guys,Note that i am based overseas (Fiji), so the numbers ($FJD) are for my area. My question requires greater emphasis on the process rather than the figures.I have a completely paid off personal family residence ...
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My partner just got a R3 zones lot in El Segundo but the lot is less than 4000 sqft, it has just one unit now but he wants to build 3 additional units. Is that possible? Any restrictions due to lot size?