Sean Wilt
Prospective guest wants to go ouside of platform. suspicious?
A potential guest contacted me via inquiry through VRBO and is interested in a week long stay at our home and it's a nice rental ($3,500). He is a new traveller with no reviews. He gave his full name and email plus...
Jessica Hood
HUD - plumbing system questions
Hello friends,
You are all always so helpful so I thought I would ask...
My husband and I are buying our first home. It's a HUD foreclosure that is vacant. Their property condition report says the plumbing system ...
Gigi Smith
Tenant wants security deposit back after 2 months
Hi everyone,
A few months ago I finally got a problem tenant out (lease expired) and I sent a list of itemized deductions from her security deposit and a check to the address she texted me. It got really nasty after ...
Sarah Pratt
Appraiser paid for 24 turn around time - now it's 10 days later
You guys, I'm about to go crazy. I'm selling a SFH (mobile home) in the Fort Worth, Texas metroplex. We have an agent, got an offer quickly, and everything was going fine until the appraisal time. When the buyer's ...
Diamond Campbell
what exactly do real estate agents do?
What does a real estate agent do that would be hard for me to do on my own? How can we both benefit?
Kat Hughes
Asset Protection - Proprietary Irrevocable Spendthrift Trust
Hi! I recently went to a RE conference and there was a company there called Platinum Trust Group (platinumtrustgroup. com) that told us about proprietary irrevocable spendthrift trust. Basically, they're saying that ...
Corey Smith
Local Real Estate Schools
I am planning to begin working towards my Real Estate Licence here in Washington, and I'm looking for recommendations on a school to complete the coursework at. If you've gone through one of the schools and liked (or ...
Sam Rogers
Inherited tenant awaiting trial for MURDER
Interesting situation here. I closed on a 3 family property in Rhode Island last week. Met all of the tenants when I was first looking at the place with my realtor and they seemed like they'd be tenants that I'd want ...
Greg Carrier
the uglier side of tax sales
Just thought I would post for those interested in tax sales. I attend several auctions a year and buying houses via tax sales has been the most profitable way for me to consistently purchase homes. So I am sold on t...
Brian Lybert
Forming an LLC in Virginia
I am debating forming an LLC prior to acquiring my first rental property. However, I have not decided which state I want to start in. I live in Virginia (Hampton Roads Area), but have been looking in the Baltimore M...