Joseph ODonovan
Section 8 vouchers? Is it illegal to say no?
The outcome of the lawsuit alleging discrimination may have wide reaching effect on landlords and property managers. If the courts rule in favor of the plaintiff's in this case, then landlords rights would be infringe...
Dan Schwartz
Craigslist's "Red Paperclip" Story...applied to real estate?
For those of you who are unfamiliar, a man was able to trade his up from a red paperclip to buy an entire house in just under a year...
You can read the story and see the various trades he made here: http://en.wikipe...
Joe Splitrock
CDC Eviction Moratorium is Misunderstood
There is some confusion around what the new eviction moratorium does and doesn't cover. First of all, the CDC eviction moratorium prevents eviction due to lack of payment until December 31, 2020. CDC derived authority...
Justin Madison
High Income & No Debt, But No Bank Loan
I have a friend I’m trying to help. He owns his own business and makes good money, $200-$300K per year, but he also has many tax write-offs so he shows a much smaller yearly income on his tax returns. His dilemma is h...
Corey Dutton
What Are the Biggest Risks of Trust Deed Investing?
A loan made to an individual or a business can be secured by real estate or real property. This is also called real estate lending, or trust deed investing. A trust deed is recorded, putting a lien on the Title to the...
Landon Elscott
I lost $22,000 selling a sports car, but improved my net worth $27,500 - my first deal!
After writing this, I now realize it's pretty long, so I put the main focus and details of the deal in bold and the rest of the fluff in italics.Prior to successfully completing my first real estate deal, one of the t...
Paul Cordero
Can a seller deny offers financed by certain banks?
I preapproved a borrower to put in an offer, but the listing agent denied the offer because it was from a big bank. There is a misconception that my bank won't finance a "flip" transaction. Our guidelines clearly st...
Gabriel Jeroh
How would you structure this Subject To deal in Houston, Tx?
I have this Subject to off market deal in Houston, tx: Seller's Motivation: Needs to move to smaller house close to work place.ARV: $185,000Repair: $5,000pending Mortgage: $135,000Seller currently lives in property an...
Alexander V.
CDC Eviction Moratorium - Some Comments and Suggestions
As many of you know, President Trump signed an executive order in August that, in addition to other tasks, required that"The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Director of CDC shall consider whether any me...
Steve Rozenberg
How Are You Holding Security Deposits?
Are You Holding Security Deposits in Separate Accounts?