Jonathan Chung
First rental property
Hey guys! Complete noob here. I am thinking of purchasing a rental property in Chicago. Any tips would be helpful. Would like to purchase something downtown or close to central Chicago so I can be close enough to ...
Emily Dixon
Reminder on maintenance
Just a friendly reminder to you property owners out on BP.
We americans are adamant about taking our cars in for service and oil changes on time. Often our houses are much more expensive then our cars yet we neglect m...
Suzi Clue
Obama wins = Housing Market Loses or Wins?
With Obama stepping in as President, is this good or bad for the housing market? Will we see a bottom soon or is this going to continue going down?
Simone Boe
Inspection Report. New Buyer-Do we walk away or counter?
Admitting that I am very new to real estate and am on a steep learning curve. We're the buyers and are looking at our first investment property (rental). Our offer was accepted by the seller--it's contingent on inspec...
Sarah Beth Saffer
Where to start as a newbie on first deal
I am looking at a property this week to see what it's potential is. It is a 5 bed 3 bath house that is nearly all gutted and ready for someone to fix and flip. I have analyzed it and it appears to be a good deal but I...
Ashley Jacobs
CA Renter Question About Strange Security Deposit Refund
Hey all! I reside in Southern California and could use some advice about my security deposit.I put down a $2200 security deposit and received my deposit back yesterday. We had resided in the apartment for 5 and a half...
Account Closed
STATED INCOME ALT in 2018
I don't care what anyone says, the fact is the 100% No Doc, Hybrid Option Arms with No PMI and 2% start rate was an AWESOME financing tools for responsible borrowers. However, they were like taking a 15 yr old from a ...
Megan Arzt
How to finance a 1972 manufactured home
I was wondering if anybody had any ideas on where to get financing on a manufactured house thatwas built in 1972. Anything pre 1976 seems to be really difficult in getting a loan on due to the fact that he did not st...
Raj Chandra
Cleveland, Ohio, water/sewer huge bill <$11000 for a year>
We have a single family home in Cleveland, Ohio, which is rented out on section 8 (chma) , and few months back came to know that the water/sewer bill was not shifted on tenants name and we saw a $3500 water bill and a...
Dick Green
Foreclosing On a SEcond Lien
I've got a client that bought a property for $129,000 then sold it for $169,000 with 10% seller financing. The buyers (after 2 -3 years), are in bankruptcy (chapt 13), but have not listed my client, the sub-ordinate ...