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So I was browsing on "another" forum and saw this posted. Admittedly, it gave me a glimmer of hope for this country's future.
Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation Speech
by Erica Goldson
Here I...
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New to the forum. Figured I would listen to all podcasts, read as many posts as possible, as well as reading books personally day in and day out before I hop on here and ask a ton of questions that have already been a...
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I purchased my first flip property in Columbia SC that was sold by Richland county for back taxes owed. The county advertised it in the local paper(the paper also posted to their website) in Nov 2012 and sold it to a ...
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we are purchasing a 16 door unit. Received loan docs and there are the following conditions. Wondering if this is normal as its our first commercial loan. Provide yearly tax returnsProvide leases and tenants informa...
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I received the following message from a Wells Fargo Negotiator regarding a short sale I am working on.
I received a reply from the MI company on this short sale request. They are requiring the seller sign a promissor...
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This last weekend I attended my first graduation of grand kids. It was held at Harker Heights HS outside Killeen, home of FT.Hood. The class consisted of 496 graduates, many who were children/grand children of service...
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Hi everyone,First time poster here. I work as an attorney (in a field unrelated to real estate, unfortunately) and plan to purchase property in the coming months with two long-time friends, one who manages his parents...
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Hi all
I have a previous house (now rental) that is quite underwater. I paid about 10k in repair costs this year for a new HVAC and the basement had to be excavated due to the plumbing collapsing under the house. Ye...
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I'm starting to hear about great deals from Taxi drivers, hair stylists etc. Lots in my areas are going up 20% and home prices as much as 25%. Sorry, but I'm a realist and this seems a lot like 2007. Are we in for a s...
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My name is Patrick Hopkins, and I finally set up my BP profile (picture and profile completion to come this weekend). I have researched several topics on the site before, and yesterday I noticed a post in the forums ...