Erica Hatfield
Good deal or bad deal?!?
I got a call from a absentee direct mail campaign. Homeowner is interested in selling. Renovation was started but still needs to be finished. Owner can straight out and said comps were 400K and he would not entertain ...
Uneeq Khan
Upcoming Lien On A Home
So I've got some information about a townhome property in a HOA complex that is about $4k delinquency for not paying HOA and the other is $7k. The one whose $7k lawyered up and worked out something with the city, wasn...
Brandon Johnson
Tenant - No 30 Day Notice, Damages, and Won't Move Out
Need some advice.I have a tenant, the person that I bought the multi-family property from, who is being quite the pain. When I purchased the house the tenant signed a lease converted to month-to-month in June. Betwe...
Brandon E
Subdivide Commercial Lot
I've been going back and forth with this dilemma for over a year so it will be good to get some honest advice on the issue.
There is a vacant lot nearby in a residential area that I am interes...
Maryann L.
S.S with credit union?
We asked the Realtor what the auction price on the property (or firesale price) would be. He said $275,000. We came in at $175, because from the point the realtor gave us firesale price and now, snow fell and the pr...
Maryann L.
Appraisals - the new organized crime
I know we've thrown around the term "influence" the appraisal or personally I like "assist" in the appraisal process, but this article is EXACTLY why I like to pull my own comps.
http://www.housingwatch.com/2010/02/0...
Jerry Brodginski
Title issue on forclosure
Currently in the process of purchasing my first foreclosed property in Pa. During title search; my title co is claiming the lot dimensions are incorrect and this issue has been recorded for over 100 yrs, due to proper...
Connor Francis
Gaining Experience by Working for a Rehabbing Contractor?
The idea dawned on me tonight that perhaps a good way to gain some exposure and get my feet wet in this lucrative business is to find work with a contractor that specializes in rehabbing properties. I think it would a...
Jimmy Chao
Crawl space keeps plumbing - 2 different suggestions
My crawl space has been filling with water and had 2 plumbers take a look. 1st plumber says that the gutter down sprout is broken. He recommends repairing and attaching the downsprout to a drain that leads away from h...
Avery Taylor
Wholesale fire damaged property
What are some of your opinions/ experiences wholesaling fire damaged properties? I’m trying to get an older fire damaged property under contract, but honestly I’m not sure how to assess it. The house literally right n...