Hi All,I'm looking to brainstorm with the BP community on something I experienced this past year on the real estate brokerage side of my real estate obsession. The situation: I represented a client who was selling a h...
I recently had my house appraised to remove PMI. The appraised value came way under actual market value. The report included various errors, absolutely terrible selected comps, and overall just showed terrible local...
Hello everyone,A newbie here and I just won after bidding on a property. Did a record search and found no liens, however there was a lawsuit made by the owner against the lenders/debt collectors, that was ruled in fav...
Hey all,To protect yourself against lawsuits, do you follow any special rules or keep anything in mind when you are advertising your property, communicating with applicants and reviewing applications?Is there anything...
Just came across this and thought I’d share and get everyone’s opinion.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/california-b...
I have found a SFR from one of my lists and in the discussion with the owner she said she has a lawsuit against her from a previous tenant. I asked if it was against her or the property and she said "The impediment is...
A property I am interested in purchasing had some extensive repairs - water leak from roof resulted in wood rot. The repairs were done by quality engineers and remodeling crew. The repairs will be evaluated again by...
I am exploring the idea of carving out a mother in-law suite from an existing SFR. The house(located in Houston, TX) is 2600 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. I will like to carve out a separate unit about 70...
Hi there! New landlord here and looking for some advice!Details: Louisiana property. I inherited a tenant when I bought the property. I did not renew a lease with the tenant. She immediately began threatening to sue i...
I searched for an answer to my question on the forums and online but was not satisfied with what I found (either unclear answers or several years old).If I have an in-law suite in my basement, and I want to rent it ou...