Ravi B.
Builder Construction Defect Advice
Hi BP Community,We closed on a rental townhome (brand new construction) that immediately had a raw sewage leak that covered much of the first floor damaging tenant possessions on day one. The builder has been giving ...
Mike T.
First Direct Mail Campaign
First of all thank you to everyone on BP who takes time out of their day to answer questions from strangers. Because of all of you I have taken action and signed up for a 3 month direct mail campaign. It will consis...
Rebecca K.
Memphis Rentals: Eviction and now Bankruptcy
A tenant is almost $4,000 late with rent.Through my property manager, we were awarded judgement and possession after an eviction proceeding. Since then, the tenant has filed for bankruptcy, which has ceased all action...
Eric T.
News: HOA threatens jail time on color of backyard play set
Just ran across this news story and thought how ridiculous it is. I have seen many threads on BP that had mention bad things about HOA. This is a real good example. Makes me mad when thinking about how other want to c...
Aaron Vaughn
Chicago newbies earn 85k on no money down flip!
A huge congrats goes out to Al and Heidi Wang on their very first flip! a few months ago I connected with Al on BP. He and his wife had for some time been interested in a flip. After attending a meeting with my group ...
Kelsey Greim
(MA) Using Last Month and Security Deposit for Active Rent
(MA) Through the COVID-19 crisis I have a tenant that has been out of work, like others. They have reached out to us with concerns of paying rent until they go back to work, which the timeline is not definable right n...
Edward Barnes
Neighborhood Flood Projects
Just curious what everyone's thoughts are on this and what it means for investors. Obviously, in our area checking flood zones is critical, I'm just wondering if property in a "special service district" would deter or...
Joseph Karbus
Service trying to sell me DECLARATION of HOMESTEAD-what does it mean?
I just completed refinancing my home with a institutional lender. (Quicken Loans).I received by mail a solicitation from a company called "Title Recording Service" offering to sell me a "Declaration of Homestead" for...
Colleen F.
CNN on real estate commisions class action law suit, Thoughts?
I thought it was interesting the parallel they draw to other industries such as travel. However the class actions are small to date. Any thoughts on this one? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/the-int...
Russell Brazil
Mortgage Rates Spiking
I was just looking at the yield on the 10 year t bill and saw it was about about a half a percentage point from this point last week. I thought Id check Zillows mortgage rate tracker to confirm...and sure enough mortg...