Christian Bors
Signing a lease a month in advance, what do you collect?
On Tuesday, I am having my newly accepted tenant sign a lease starting 10/1. Since the lease won't begin until October, what should I expect as far as collecting first month's and security deposit. We agreed to a 1....
Mike H.
Acceptance rescinded by Homepath - because there is "Interest"?
Is that even legal? Is it ethical?I had a homepath offer accepted on the 30th at 11:54 pm so basically midnight. And we went to get the packet in (signed doc, earnest money, etc) today but my realtor got another email...
Shane Chiasson
Need old iron sewage pipe replaced West Fort Worth
Looking for a plumber with creative solutions. I have an older home that has a leaking iron sewage pipe under the foundation. Had a company come out and said they need to tunnel under the house to replace the main s...
David Meadows
Quickbooks Earnest Money Deposit - Lost
We walked away from a potential acquisition after our option period and therefore lost our Earnest Money Deposit. How do I record this loss/clear this in Quickbooks. Right now I have $1000 sitting in my Earnest Money...
Hampton Edwards
Self Directed IRA (after age 60)
I've seen a lot of info about the self-directed IRA for investors that are under 60, but I haven't found anything (yet) for those of us 60 and over. Is that still the best vehicle to move my 401k into, if I want to in...
Erin Gipson
Payment buffer until PM finds a tenant?
As I continue to discuss this new investment venture with family, I continue to get the same question asked. I plan to go at this with no money out of pocket. I plan to do the research, construct a plan to pitch to a ...
Joshua Dorkin
What's Your Strategy for a Passive Investor with $X to Invest
I've been thinking that it would be good to get a thread going where we explore some of the best ways for a passive investor to make some money in real estate. By passive, I'm talking about someone who doesn't want t...
Alex Cordero
Way to figure out if someone has borrowed against a property?
Is there a way to search local departments to find out if someone has borrowed against a property? An investment partner owns a 1.8 million multi-family (3 units). One unit is rented, the other two are not in good sha...
David Rosenhaus
Is this a dumb idea?
Newbie trying to get my mind right and formulate a plan to have $10k passive cash flow in 10 years or less. Because it's a time crunch, and I'm starting wayyy behind the 8-ball, I'm not really interested in equity (ri...
Adam Anderson
The Country Needs To Spend More Money To Keep From Going Bankrupt??? We Are Doomed.
Joe Biden: ‘We Have to Go Spend Money to Keep From Going Bankrupt’
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=51162
Maybe I am naive. Could somebody please explain to me how spending more money is...