Nicole Heasley Beitenman
What do I say to sellers to weed out dead ends quicker?
Hi BP!I've started searching for motivated sellers by driving for dollars and searching real estate for rent and FSBO on Craigslist. I'm trying to land a deal using owner/creative financing: lease options, land contra...
Sam LaGrassa
HELOC or Cash-out refi
I am getting my feet wet in the world of real-estate investing. I own a condo in which my wife and I reside. We bought the property for 820K with a 80% 7/1 ARM at 2.95%; 10% HELOC and 10% down. I have since paid off...
Tina Bo
Tenant still in house 1 week before closing
We are purchasing a home that we intend to live in as our primary residence (we have two other investment homes out of state so it's not our first rodeo). We are purchasing the home through the seller and her agent, h...
Eric Foster
Marketing Ideas To Find Deals!
Hello All,
I hope I caught your attention with this headline!
So I was thinking… (oh no here we go). I truly believe that to be successful in ANY business (real estate investing or not) marketing is the key! Withou...
John Thedford
Is Using A RE Agent For Rentals The Smart Thing To Do If Concerned With NOI?
I just purchased 3 rental properties. Due to time constraints, etc I decided to use an agent to bring qualified tenants. I felt they have the ability to better screen tenants. They cut a deal with me for 1/2 the first...
Caleb Anderson
Tenant Backing Out of a 2 Year Lease After 3 Months!
Hey BP community!So my tenant is backing out of their 2 year lease, and they've only been there 3 months. The reason for leaving is "getting married and moving in with new spouse". My cash investor owns the home, and ...
Mike McKeown
Thoughts on Condos/townhomes vs single family units from afar?
Hi everyone,
Just working through learning as much as I can on the STR markets and trying to gage what most people think about condos/townhomes vs single family homes as investments...I'm trying to weigh the benefits...
Don Jackson
Trying to evict, tenant got attorney, now suing me-North Carolina
My SF property is in North Carolina - section 8. Tenant is always behind on rent, so the PM suggested we evict. I said yes.
Lease was expired, so PM gave her 1 1/2 months notice to leave at end of January.
She trie...
Alan Taylor
Questions on practices/protocol for closing in North Carolina
I'm closing on a property in North Carolina - and the attorney office that is conducting the closing has had some significant communication issues, and has done some odd things (sending wiring instructions to my lende...
Veloz Zypher
Who is buying at the courthouse steps?
Would those of you who are buying (or bidding) at the actual Courthouse auction, please share your (or someone else's) success story.