Jeff B.
Helping out a tenant?
I have a pretty unique opportunity that I'm having a hard time saying yes on. I have a tenant that has been an "OK" tenant for a year. I say "OK" as they have been late on their rent, but have always be very forthco...
Account Closed
Passive investors funding buy and hold properties
I'm aware that there are a few people on this site that have successfully built up rental portfolios by having passive investors getting a stated return on their money. I want to educate myself a little more about th...
Michael Tesluck
Attempting to purchase my house from the bank..
I'm in this dilemma and cannot decide what to do. I'll try to quick and precise.
2 years ago, I went Bankrupt with the intentions on reaffirming my home that was underwater.
I owed 120,000 and the home ...
Lillian Mitchell
Coming out of Lurkdom in the Pac Northwest
Hello everyone, finally stopped lurking and decided to post!
A bit about me - I'm a beginner real estate investor, own one property so far which became an investment property when I moved from California to W...
David Griffey
Stick built house with mobile home foundation
Has anyone ever heard of a stick built home on a mobile home foundation? The entire house is not built on the mobile home foundation it is only in the middle. I have not seen it yet, but will this weekend. The s...
Michael Lemieux
Cash out re-fi for second deal
We are looking to re-fi buy the end of the year to pay a balloon payment due on our house. We owe 35k (+/_) , the house is worth 135 +, initially we were told that we could get 75% ltv cash out to use some of it...
Emma Green
Newbie in Pasadena CA
Hi Everyone,
I'm Emma from Pasadena, CA and recently joined BP after stumbling upon the BP podcasts, which I LOVE!!! Am boring my kids senseless in the car, as that's where I listen to them! Or should that be givin...
D.C. Sparrow
Homeowner Walking Away, Wants 5k to Deed the Property To Me?hort Sale
Hey Experts,
I signed a contract to do a short sale with a homeowner. However, now they won't sign authorization to release nor continue with the short sale. They want to walk away and will sign a warranty ...
Matt Markel
How do you show someone who is eternal pessimist the advantages of real estate investing??
My mother in law is someone who has very deep pockets, cash of roughly 250-300k. She is very open about her finances and income. She is always the "Debby Downer" type, on everything. I would love to show her a c...
Brandon Holtzinger
Interesting situation - Habitat for Humanity house
**If you don't want to read the whole thing the big question at the end is:
Is it wrong to pay off a Habitat for Humanity house as quickly as possible (about 5 years for us) then rent it out to help make mone...