Kama Ward
Questions to ask builder & realtor about spec home?
I'm meeting with a builder Tuesday morning about building two spec homes. My listing agent for another deal bought a house with four extra lots on it. She said she has another money person who wants to build on two an...
Sam Leon
Tenant accommodation during invasive repairs
So I have a rather tricky situation that I need to resolve at a rental condo. I own one of the units out of a total of eight in the building.There is a copper drain pipe leak inside the common wall between my unit an...
Cory Bray
US BILL THAT WILL MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO OWNER FINANCE
*HR 1728 - What It Says and Why It Will Hurt Consumers and Small Business*
The U.S. Senate will soon be considering a bill that will severely restrict the property rights of millions of Americans and the way you do b...
Mitch Stephen
The Art of owner Financing and Private Money Terms
"Why I Borrow for the Terms I Do How I handle the Balloon Payment"I almost always borrow money from private lenders to buy my houses. I borrow at the following terms;$0 Down payment8% InterestInterest Only5 yr TermNon...
Bryan N.
Leases - Lessons Learned
I was reading some forums and it got me thinking as I am creating my own lease. I've used several local PM companies leases to "learn" from. What have people added to leases after learning from the school of hard kn...
Michael Landrum
The Snowball- Strategic and Smart or Stupid and Slow?
I am very new to the real estate world, but I have been consuming anything and every bit of content I can get my hands on. At this point, with a pretty good awareness of my (tiny) local market, I know with certainty t...
Terry Royce
The case for and against IRA / Self Directed IRA
Currently I do not have any IRA / 401k, and I have been looking at starting and depositing into one before tax day deadline for 2011.
I have previously just bought stocks and/or mutual funds
However, the more I think...
Account Closed
Going to ruffle some feathers. Bad REI's that try to screw legitimate contractors
I had a uniques situation that came up about 5 months ago that finally was settled. If not for me being patient (which is not always the easiest thing for me to be), being reputable and haveing loyal associates It ...
Justin Young
Purchase all cash, refi, repeat. Would that work?
Aloha BP!Exactly as my title states, if I were to purchase a property all cash, then wait for the seasoning period (if there is any), and purchase the next property, are there any setbacks to this? There are a few thi...
Jon O.
Best Long Term Returns - Hold or Sell Investment Property?
Hello,I would like your help in analyzing the long term investment potential of either A. Holding the rental unit or B. selling it and diversifying my assets.Background: 3 Years ago I decided to hold onto a condo I ow...