Dean Ng
Expected losses on 1st position fractional trust deeds
I come from the world of stock and bond investing, and am looking to diversify with fractional trust deeds purchased from a HML. I'm considering 1st position TDs with <70% LTV. The RE used as collateral are eithe...
Howard Edson
Washington state anti-flipping law (SHB 1843)
Question for Washington state flippers. I'm a beginning investor in the Seattle area. Just heard about Washington state's anti flipping law. It seems that only licensed contractors are legally allowed in Washington st...
Daniel D.
Raising rents and feeling guilty??
Hey Everyone, I hope i put this in the correct category.
I generally do not do yearly rent increases on my properties if the tenant is clean, pays on time, and is overall a good tenant. I might raise 2% every 2-3 ye...
Ryan Johnston
Creative ideas to legally/ethically avoid 6-month seasoning?
Fellow investors: it is so annoying to rehab a cash- or hard-money-purchased rental then have to wait six months before doing a traditional/conventional/conforming/Fannie/Freddie cash-out refi. I know that I could ju...
Brad Larsen
How Can a Management Company Succeed in Managing AirBnB Rentals?
With the upward trending of AirBNB and VRBO, I am looking into finding out more about how a management company can turn the management of those types of units, and those types of investors, into a viable business mode...
Brandon Franklin
Do you really need to pay earnest money or can you assign the contract without it?
I have a few questions about wholesaling scenarios. So let's say I have a deal in the works but I don't have the earnest money deposit needed to secure the contract. It's a rental property (duplex) with tenants in ...
Michael Plaks
EXPLAINED: sending 1099s to contractors and vendors
This is a revision of my old post on this timely topic. Timely because January 31st is the deadline.
Sending 1099-NEC (formerly 1099-MISC) to contractors and vendors
2024 update: While not directly related...
Brian Gibbons
Article WSJ about Rent to Own
http://www.wsj.com/articles/rent-to-own-homes-make...Buy a property and do a lease purchase. Simple.
Joe Delia
Got this regarding a Tenant who skipped town to Texas, any advice?
Joe,
Bad news – Texas has a law that I was not aware of that prohibits wage garnishments. Please see the attached.
I’ve done a little research, and this seems to be a bad law, or at least a bad interpr...
Mara Witt
tenant says heat "not working right"
So here's the situation, tenant (has been there for a year and a half, month to month lease, never any problem except she doesn't pick up dog poop, which I have been way too lax on so far, because she has been a very ...