Dave Slaughter
Advice on Tired Landlord sellers who are offended by the standard 70%-Repair-fee formula.
I have been marketing less than a year to absentee owners.This past week’s mailing resulted in a few leads that are holding 5-20 other properties than the one I landed on with my list.I have had a great response ra...
Shannon Erickson
51% Owner Occupied Rules- 49% Renter- HOA Condo Rules
Hello all!My condo building HOA has a rule about 51% of the building needing to be owner occupied, leaving only 49% to be renter occupied. This is managed by the Board of Directors with the HOA- other homeowners withi...
Burt L.
How Often Do You Send Your Direct Mail - My Callers Are Getting More Direct As Well.
I am in round two of a direct mail campaign and callers are getting more sharp in their replies; its said to expect creative responses to creative marketing and of course I'm hearing more "creativity" sent my way afte...
Mary D.
What Demographics/Market to look at when buying?
HiWhat am I looking for to justify buying in an area and where is the best place to find this info?As Im looking at new territory, for me anyway. Multi-families. And most of what Im looking at are out of my familiar a...
Handie Kunen
Refinance to LLC - is it considered a sale?
We are rehabbing a property and will refinance afterwards to complete the BRRRR. The property is currently owned in my husband's and my personal name. We identified a local bank which is willing to refinance it into o...
Chris Policicchio
Bank will not satisfy mortgage, preventing me from resale
Hello BP! I was hoping to get some help/advice. I purchased a SFH at the end of July. Closed on 7/27. My original plan was to rehab and flip the property, but as I approached my close date, it was apparent to me t...
Joseph Parker
Brokerage Fee/Commission Structure
Over the last month or so, I took the required 90-hour broker pre-licensing course online, passing the course and also the Indiana state exam just last week.My plan is to never quit my W2 job, as I have a good, steady...
Chris R.
Neophyte from Orange County/Los Angeles, California
Hello BP Family. My name is Chris and I am a counselor. Relationships, poor habits, stuck in a rut or just trying to sort out life, I help people make changes in their life. I have very limited real estate experien...
Jim Edwards
Photo ID cards for HOA members
My HOA in Arizona has decided that all its members need new ID cards only this time they are requiring that we have our picture taken and placed on the ID card. Does the HOA/ Board members have the authority to deman...
Hen Ley
Have you purchased an OCCUPIED foreclosure?
I'm looking at purchasing a pre-foreclosure at auction- The property is currently occupied by the current owners going through the pre-foreclosure process. Any insights as to the best approach towards prior owners ...