Logan Allec
Foundation Issues on First Property
I am currently in escrow on a four-unit property "house hack", which will be my first real estate purchase. The property consists of three buildings: a duplex, a one-bed one-bath, and a small studio. The foundations...
Nathan Le
18 Year Old Realtor
Hello Everyone,I just recently signed up on this website after reading one article about getting started in the business, which was published by an author on this website. Currently, I am looking into becoming a realt...
Timothy Lewman
Ibuyers are burning Wall Street money
Those of us in the housing industry are concerned about the rise of the Ibuyer - companies that buy your house so that you can buy another one without waiting for a traditional buyer and the months it takes to find th...
Alex Popescu
Is it reasonable to ask an agent for...
My partner and I are looking for a real estate agent to help us with our search and was wondering if it is reasonable to ask them to go beyond the typical showing of the comps. Having working as a commercial appraiser...
Adam W.
Bought FIRST property with business partner!! Start a new LLC?
Hi there,My friend and I finally purchased our first real estate property. Single family condo unit we will rent out indefinitely.Since the price of the unit was so low (~$250k), we decided to take out at mortgage at...
Christopher Valerio
19 y/o with goals yet can't get funding for deal. What do I do?
I'm 19 and I've have been working as a real estate agent for over a year now. I've done a bunch of research, read books, worked with investors on flips, etc. for months now and I feel as though I'm ready to start with...
Dory Peters
1031 exchange on a down-leg, sold note
Before I get into the meat of my question, I just want to say that I saw a post elsewhere (http://activerain.com/blogsview/459350/Ive-Sold-and-Carried-Paper-Can-I-Still-Close-My-1031-Exchange) that shows the caliber o...
Colleen Sheridan
Helping a tenant in a foreclosed property
I am trying to help an elderly (70 year old) gentleman purchase the property where he is a tenant. He has lived there forever and did not know the property was being foreclosed until a truck showed up one day to tell...
Jacob Morgner
Can a shortsale be wholesaled?
I have a seller who is extremely motivated to sell and will be shortselling the property. Is it possible to wholesale a deal like this?
Lesley J.
HML for Wholesaled Deal
I have not had any problems with HML's until I ran accross this.
The property has a formally appraised ARV of 170K, loan needed 55% of ARV (this includes all repairs). the HM...