Max Guerrero
Zoning/ADU advice in Seattle
Hello all. After finally getting our new downstairs tenants in and getting a little breathing room I've started really looking into making the unit legal. I took a trip to the city zoning office today with questions o...
Lauren C.
Owner Occupied- Can the Owner Have a Dog but Not Allow Tenants?
Hi All,I'm in the process of rehabbing our first investment property. It's an up/down duplex and we will be living in the second floor unit and renting out the first. We want to get a dog but don't want to allow our t...
Joia B.
Military family buying first investment property
We're PCSing to New Hampshire within the next couple of months and we want to buy an owner-occupied multifamily. My husband is in the service so we plan to use a VA loan in his name. I'm currently unemployed so I can'...
Ramon Purifoy
Late Payment Fee Recommendation
I have a rental where we have tenants who have paid on time for the last year. We use a rent system that is due on the first and late on the 5th method. We have student tenants who choose internally to split payment. ...
Marc Izquierdo
Tenant caught subletting and now I have to evict the subletters
Hi everyone,I finished up the rehab on my first rental property at the end of February and am already having major issues with my new tenants (despite using the screening techniques taught in The Book on Managing Rent...
Chris Jefferson
Short Sale Flopping
Not sure if anyone has seen this. Thoughts?
http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-lew-20100905,0,7858564.story
Robert Baker
HOA- Oregon Satellite dish on roof
I am trying to figure out whether this situation is actually legal. When the townhome I live in was built we the others the original contractors took many shortcuts and now after litigation they are replacing the roof...
Kevin C.
OMG!!! My RE Agent says it is illegal to market a property you don't own!
WTH!
While working a potential offer on a property, a suggestion to my agent prompted this response from him:
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While it sounds like a good idea the law prohibits the marketing of properties for sale or lease unle...
Jeb Brilliant
Is 2% monthly or 24% annual return to good for hard money lending?
So I was introduced to a guy offering 2% monthly return or 24% annually for a hard money loan. Is this to good to be true?This guy comes with good recommendations and isn't a slick talker. My BS radar didn't go off wh...
Tracey Hamilton
Foreclosing on a private wraparound mortgage
Getting ready to do our second "owner carry" deal where we are the sellers. We own the property with an existing HELOC with a balance on it against the property. No other encumbrances. We are selling the property o...