Craig Wala
Buying a house with tenants and an existing lease
Folks,
I am planning on buying a house in Texas with tenants and an existing lease that will end in late 2014. Seller has a property management co XYZ they use to manage this property.
What I want to fi...
Pearce G.
Equifax and credit freeze
I've been reading that experts recommend freezing your credit with each of the credit reporting agencies as a better defense (compared to credit monitoring) against the Equifax and other data breaches. Question for l...
Sarp Ka
Citizens requiring 2 policies for duplex - Help me?
Hello there,I have bought a duplex worth $665k; the previous owner told me she's paying $3500 in total for Citizens.I have went through an agent and they told me initially it'll cost about $4000 a year. Which was fine...
Sam M.
What is an exclusive contract w/agent?
Exactly as stated in title. I am currently working a couple of FSBO SS flips. I am looking to start some short sale flips using agents to bring me listings and it was sugested that I talk to them about an exclusive c...
Samantha Klein
Do Portfolio lenders typically want reserves?
This question is for anyone who has a relationship with a portfolio lender, does your lender require a set amount of reserves per property like Fannie Mae? This is not a debate on whether you should have reserves. For...
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trying to buy a home in forclosure and running into problems
ok, we found the perfect home for us, great price everything. It is a Fannie Mae foreclosure, everything went smooth until they did the title search and found that only one of the owners(husband and wife were on the m...
Tom Horton
New Investor in Northern Michigan... How to move Forward?
Hello all first post here on Bigger Pockets (although I have been an avid read and listener to their blogs, podcasts and forums for a while now). I basically thought that I would step up and introduce myself and maybe...
Brandon V.
WI Security Deposit and Damages
Hi Everyone,I had a tenant move out on October 20th. They did not pay for October Rent and did some considerable damages and I'm just making sure I am doing the right process here. I am about to send them a certifie...
Jyotin Gautam
Question about getting FINDER fees in California from out-of-state realtors
I want to work as a Finder in California but do not have a DRE license. I am able to find clients who would be interested in buying properties in other states - for example New York, Florida, Texas or Ohio. I'm pret...
Minna Reid
Is there something more I can do?
I currently -
-Look for vacant property, talk to neighbors, try to contact the owners
-Advertise in the local paper
-Post bandit signs
-am placing flyers in every local business that will allow me to
-belong to the...