Ashraf Farrag
Thoughts on converting my rental property to a lease option?
I have a fairly steady rental property. It was a former home of mine. I lived in it for 7 years and it has been rented for about 6 years. There still is a mortgage on the property and it has a decent amount of equity ...
Raquel L.
Young, Dumb Investment Mistakes-- Cut My Losses And Take The Hit?
Well. Woe is me. Here's the tale of a young, banana-headed investor who leaped fast without the analysis paralysis that so many would-be investors suffer from...
Okay, SO... to start, someone recently ask...
Abdul R.
QE3 and Real Estate - Your thoughts
As you may have heard, today Fed annouced QE3 of 40B per month (i.e. printing press) with no end in sight. Precious metals soared instantly along with the stock market. I wonder what it means to the real estate market...
Juliette V.
Best advice for someone who wants to invest in RE and needs to build retirement and get cash flow
I'm starting my RE portfolio, and I'm very excited but I'm also overwhelmed. I currently have a 250,000 loan which I am going to invest in Nashville-this summer. Very soon. I'm moving to Nashville this fall, and I'm...
Calvin Lin
Zillow now wants $9.99 per week for > 1 rental listing
Happy New Year BP community.I just got an email from Zillow rental manager saying that starting in Feb if I have > 1 rental listing I have to pay $9.99 per week for each listing. This is for the Raleigh NC area.An...
Pamela Gordon
Rental Showings - Do you prefer 1:1 or open house tours?
Just starting showing my rental property about 1.5 weeks ago, by appointment only. It seems like a nice gesture to have private tours for the potential tenants that show up, but it also takes a lot of time. So what ...
Robert Williams
I am Shaking In My Boots
Hello All! I am new Real Estate Investing, and looking for some encouragement. I have been playing it safe all my life and now with so many options, I struggle making a decision on which route to go. No money saved, 7...
Justin Petrides
Renting to friends ? Yes or no ?
Renting to friends ? Yes or no ?
Primrose Nyahwai
Tenant doesn’t want to move out & demanding 6mnth lease extention
Hi Everyone,I really appreciate all great pieces of advice you’ve to give here and I already regret for not asking sooner. So, I got my first and only property in 2019 - it’s a 2 bed 2 bath apartment in Jersey city wh...
Kent Renshaw
Besides filing a Memorandum of Agreement, how does a contract buyer protect contract seller from mortgaging the property. And if they do, who is first in line?
Scenario: Contract buyer and seller enter into a Contract for Deed. Buyer immediately files Memo of Agreement in the situs county. All goes well for two years and Seller applies for loan. Mortgage Lender realiz...