Sam S.
Servicer charging ridiculous so-called "lender-paid expenses"
We bought a property subject to existing mortgage. It was behind on payments and was scheduled for foreclosure auction in Texas. Before we brought the mortgage current, the servicer had told us that the Cash Advances ...
Joshua Dorkin
News Corp to Acquire Move for $950 Million
After the Trulia / Zillow merger announcement of a few months back, this one is easily the second most significant in real estate this year.In push to diversify, News Corp. buying Move for $950 millionWhat implication...
Brad Moody
How to sty out of trouble as a wholesaler in Texas
Hey BP members!I've talked to a few investors I know and there seems to be a need for quality wholesalers in my area. I live in Texas, and I want to make sure I do it legally. What kind of things get most wholesalers...
Preston Gealy
Modular Home Title Disaster
Just bought a modular home in PA. After the sale, I found out that the land was transferrd to me but the title of the home is still in the original owners name. I found the title and owners name but he is not respondi...
Chris Hamm
Is a Tax Return necessary for a LLC holding property w/ no income
Hey folks. I created a LLC to own a vacation property in Virginia. The LLC has 4 members. Each own 25%. We own the land and the house in the name of the LLC. We have never rented it, and never plan to rent it. ...
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...