Eddie Ziv
Is it time to by-pass the banks?
The government spent billions of dollars to bail out the banks in hope to stabilize the financial infrastructure so bank would start lending again. It seems to fail for the most part.
Wouldn't it be better if the gov...
Mike A.
Funding for a State guaranteed grant rehabilitation
The City of Hartford and the State of Connecticut have a grant revitalization and development program. There is an old warehouse which can be converted into legal 50 2 bedroom and 1 bath units. However, it's in pretty...
Ruth Lyons
Question about foreclosure auctions in Baltimore County
I'm looking for some insight. I went to an auction to observe yesterday. One house I was interested in was bid high by the lender. His bid was clearly at the ARV level even though the home was in foreclosure and neede...
Xing Wei
Cash flow: Texas or Florida?
Doing some research based on the latest data we collected from the market and wanted to share it with the community.
If you are looking at the cash flow, you might find it helpful.
The first chart is data for D...
Anne Chiramberro
Landlord Ethics: Okay to Raise Someone's Rent by Nearly 400% ???
The rental market in San Francisco is a little ridiculous right now. It seems like every week the media is reporting on evictions, tenant/landlord disputes, and competition for housing. Last week a woman posted on Fac...
Christian Kim
Funky Loan Quote. First time rental property buyer.
I received a loan quote from a lender. On a $211k house. The estimated closing close came up to $18k on a 30 year FHA loan. This included Loan cost, taxes and other government fees, prepaids, initial escrow payment at...
Dale M.
How do I get Rid of this thing ???
I have a property that I owe more in back taxes than it is worth. I can't give it away, I've tried. Because of its location it has no value and with the taxes it makes it worse.
So, What do I do to get rid...
Jack B.
Ever feel like the saying "break out another thousand..."
...The one that they have for boats could easily apply to real estate? Except I'd say break out another 20-60K. I get real estate goes up in value, etc. but man, sometimes I look at the money I spend in transaction co...
Brian V.
How does the government look at income from real estate?
If someone bought a property today and rented it out, they would declare the income on their taxes. The income would be passive. There for based on my understanding is someone who collects Social Security Disability ...
Charlie MacPherson
New Massachusetts Law on Short Term Rentals
Got this from my broker yesterday. It describes the new laws Governor Baker signed into law regarding short term rentals:Today Governor Baker signed into law a bill regulating and taxing short-term rentals. The timel...