Ciera Hutson
I have 7 vacant, waterfront, large acreage lots: What do I do?
I am very excited that as a new agent I was able to list 7 properties in central Texas last Friday, but I have no idea what to do now. I have only been lisenced and practicing since December and so far I h.ave only d...
Phil LeNeveu
Getting a mortgage while carrying heavy student debt?!?
So I have a very peculiar situation. I have been at my current job for almost a year (I work at a bank which allows for very favourable rates on mortgages and student loans) but i am currently carrying a decent balanc...
Khris Clymer
First time landlord. How should I handle the yard maintenance?
I am going to rent out my former house that has maybe 2000sq ft of grass to mow. The problem is much of the yard seems to have dead grass, so it's not very nice or appealing. There's a sprinkler system that I turned o...
Catherine Pabatao
Real Estate Lessons from Indiana Jones
Many who managed to sell their homes for top dollar just before the crash, have serious flashbacks when they watch the rolling boulder scene in “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. This iconic movie has a couple of scenes that...
Steven C. Suarez
Sellers don't want to return earnest money!
Hey BPers, I recently tried to purchase a condo in South Padre Island, Texas. After a looooong 3 months of dealing with a bad HOA trying to get its stuff together so Wells Fargo would finance the deal, the final answe...
Jacob Vingua
Virtually no experience from Crown Point, IN
My name is Jacob Vingua. As the subject suggests, I have virtually no real estate experience. I'm 23 years old and have lived in Crown Point since i was 5. It's only been a week now that I've been pursuing real estat...
Paul Wakim
Abandoned property help
So there is a property close to me in the east end of Pittsburgh that I have had my eye on for a while. It is abandoned but It is in an AMAZING location and I think it could potentially be a great deal for me. BUT whe...
Emily Shirk
Buyer Privacy Violation?
Hi Everyone!My husband are just entering the REO world and finally purchased our first home. About a month after moving in we received a JUST SOLD flier that exclusively advertised our home, the address, interior &...
Boyan Marinov
Security deposit. I need an advice, please
Hi BP community,
this is my first post ever in this forum and I'm sure I'm on the right place.
I'm a tenant for 4yrs and I recently receive a sheriff sale note on my door that the house is for sale. My landlord didn...
Badrul "Jamal" Vajihuddin
How to get Good Tenants
Personally I am having a tough time going through sectio8 and craiglist and so on to get my condo rented. I have leads , and then they don't show up.So like to know your experience and how did you solve itThanks