Marc Macialek
How to arrange a Repair Escrow?
I'm under contract on a home (primary residence) that needs major work to building systems and updating. Part of my realtor's recommendation was to offer asking price plus $20k to be given back to us for the work. The...
Brice Hall
Forbearance bites you in at A$$ and holds you hostage! Help!
In case you didn't know, you cannot refinance a property that is currently under forbearance. That's understandable, but what isn't IMO is that it also prohibits you from refinancing any other properties that you may ...
Edgar Soriano
New Member from Hawkesbury, ON, Canada
Hello from Canada!My name is Edgar and I'm currently looking to start investing in Eastern Ontario and Quebec. I've done one buy, hold and rent in the early 2000's that I sold for a healthy profit but never continued...
Sunny P.
What do you think about this deal?
Okay, I know most of you are fairly negative on Condos, however, I want to ask you about this potential deal. Condo is in Columbus, high rents around $1500Selling price/ final price is $160,000 HOA per month is $149....
Parius Futch
Turn Key vs Do it yourself
We have a few properties now but of course, we want to grow. What is the best way to build a portfolio? So far the properties we have bought have been safe but not necessarily turkey. What are the advantages of turnk...
Valeria R.
Vacation home rental
Hello, my husband and I just got our vacation home started early this month. We've listed on Airbnb, VRVO/HomeAway, Flipkey/TripAdvisor and booking.com. so far all we've gotten are Airbnb guests. Which one is better...
Anthony Arredondo
Should I go all in with my cash, HELOC, and investor?
I have two properties in Louisiana, but I've just relocated back to my home state of Virginia. I really want to build up a rental portfolio, and I've got about $50K cash, should have a HELOC for ~$80K soon, and also ...
Junior Correa
Tenant wants reimbursement for food...
Good afternoon,I have a section 8 tenant, which had a damaged refrigerator. I purchased a used refrigerator on monday and thought everything was all set. Yesterday (Sunday), I received a call from my tenant stating th...
Vonetta Booker
Contractor payment, materials & labor questions
Hi, all--I'm in the closing process of my first rehab (a HUD deal), and meanwhile I'm in the process of interviewing contractors. For the most cost-effectiveness & efficiency, does one usually purchase materials ...
Account Closed
Extraordinary and unexpected pandemic increase in house prices...
Here is an article by Don Layton: Senior Industry Fellow at Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University: "The extraordinary and unexpected pandemic increase in house prices: causes and implications" Click h...