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Hello all! I'm looking for some feedback regarding my thoughts on how to acquire my next buy and hold property. I currently own 4 duplexes in Ames, IA, and after many years of expensive lessons, have finally turned th...
Need some help from the savvy investors in the forum. I am looking to get into section 8. Obviously one of the most important steps is to identify a property and then figure out how much section 8 will pay for it (ass...
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I have a 3 family under contract in massachusetts. The closing date is end of the month. It is a house built in 1914 and I just received a disclosure from the seller indicating that "seller has no knowledge of lead pa...
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hey BP, I have a quick question. I have a tenant that just started renting this month. everything been fine so far she even paid today. two days before the first. Now she wants to pay a couple months in advance. shoul...
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My fiancee and I are in the process of purchasing a 2-flat with a coach house in the back of the lot on the north side of Chicago. Our lender requested a zoning certificate for the appraisal and discovered there are o...
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Some questions for people who've done deals subject to existing financing.
1. Is there any paperwork involved in taking over the owner's payments? Do you just send in payments with their account # ?
2. I heard that...
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the story starts in January of 2016, when i added a tenant to my one family house. 10 days later she decided to move her stuff in. she rented a one bedroom in my house and was bringing in her belonging that could fill...
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So I have a tenant buyer in a house right now. They are 1 year into their 2 year lease agreement and their option to purchase agreement states they can purchase any time during those 2 years. They just informed me tha...
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I was hoping someone with lien expertise can help me understand how they work.Background: a neighbors house has been abandoned for quite sometime now (2009?), property is in pre-foreclosure but bank/company "servicing...
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Pit bulls EVERYWHERE!
I just started advertising my home and overall feel like I've had a good response, but it seems like 75% of the people calling/emailing want to bring there Pit bull in.
I love dogs, but what ...