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Choosing a HUD broker to submit a bid.
Am I required to use the broker who showed me the HUD home if I did not sign any agreement? I'm new to this and thought I was meeting with the listing agent. However, they sent their assistant who is a realtor who wan...
Leslie Kym
Tenant screening, accept with less than 3 times rent?
A prospective tenant, who is a personal friend of my previous tenant is interested in the unit. They submitted an application, but they don’t even make twice the amount of income as the rent. They stated that they w...
Wendy Vaidic
IRS...Uggh!
In the past I have written off a per diem expense for both lodging and food when my husband ( the single owner of an llc) travels from Florida to Michigan to work on our business. He stays with friends and gives them...
Elmo Dinkins
Getting a real estate license with an investor-friendly brokerage
Hello BP family, my first post:I know there is definitely some benefit to having your RE license as an investor but does anyone know or have a suggestion for an "Investor-Friendly" brokerage where one can hang their l...
Mark Wallis
Anyone interested in forming a Performance Group?
Why performance group: I get many great ideas from Bigger Pockets, AZREIA and other sources. But sometimes the biggest problem is letting the urgent but unimportant tasks fill available time. At the end of day, week, ...
Kelly G.
Under HUD contract; can I revise bid/offer based on inspection?
Greetings;So . . my offer on a HUD house was accepted; used the 89% rule - Thanks. But just read the "successful HUD bidding strategies" and there's sooo much I didn't know. Using a 'not-so-HUD-experienced" broker (...
Ray Harrell
Inspector for permit signature
I was recently granted a permit for work that was done prior to my purchasing the building. However, the permit needs the signature of the new construction inspector. The plans required for the permit include things t...
Andrew Fidler
First Blueprints, Commercial upgrade for a 600 am 6 meter service
Fancy!Plan 2600 Amp Service UpgradeI wanted to share a BP first for me...some investors who avoid city inspections and permits, not me! I had a fire in an apartment unit and part of the evaluation from the City of Tol...
Marek Los
NJ Resident looking to buy first house in Philly
Hi there! I currently have one house that I house hack in Trenton, NJ and so please bear with me but I am not familiar with the Philly side of things at all. I really like the Philly market (specifically Port Richmo...
Brandon Johnson
Tenant Screening for Tenants Without Internet Access
Does anyone know of a tenant screening service that I can do a credit, background and eviction history check on prospective tenants by entering their information myself when a tenant prospect does not have email or ac...