John H.
Rental property insurance
Looking for some Specifications I should give to my insurance agent when I am excepting proposals for my rental property, a.k.a. landlord, insurance. Any info on limits and deductibles would be great!
John Prucha
Why the Odd Appraisals?!
Hello everyone!My investment partner and I are on the BRRRR train and have noticed that appraisals seem tightly influenced by offers. We expected a recent wholesale deal to appraise 20-30% higher than our offer. It ma...
Jordan Deeney
To Permit or not to Permit
I am looking for insight on when you pull permits vs not. Example, I just did a project where all the work was inside, so I went without a permit. We did remove a load bearing wall, frame in a new master bathroom, new...
Bryan H.
Strategy to sell a loser
Back in 2003 I bought my first primary residence. I paid $154k and it's never been worth that since. I bought it with a 3/1 ARM but was never able to refinance because I've never had 20% equity, and it was never so...
Chris Masons
Question on Contract for Deed deal in NJ
Hi guys,
I am about to close on my first CFD deal here in NJ and had a question. Title is staying in my name until the note has been paid in full. I am financing him and continuing to pay my existing.....
MY questio...
Marc Cesar
How to work with RE Agents for leads
Hey BP, as I talk to investors and attend meetups I often hear experts mention finding leads by working with a Real Estate agent and compensating them when you close on the lead. I just attempted to go for my license ...
Al Williamson
Boosting Neighborliness of Neighborhood Surrounding Your Rentals
I saw the neighbor's lawn was growing out of control. Since the single family rental home is on my "front line", directly across the street from my eightplex, I felt responsible to take action.
Instead of calling th...
Bernice Monroe
Real Estate in a different state
I want to invest in a different state than where I live but Im not sure how to do this.Is there anyone on BP who are absentee landlords and are doing well investing this way?I would love to hear stories of how you sta...
Paul De Luca
Snow removal recommendations
I have two duplexes in Berwyn, one of which I am currently house hacking, and I'm curious to hear what other Chicagoland landlords do for snow removal at their properties. What snow removal companies do you recommend?
Kevin Wood
Houston HOA Issue?
Has anyone had issue with an HOA? We have a tenant that clearly reacted poorly with the HOA. I don't have the full detail, but I gather from what was sent to us. We got a letter from the HOA with multiple "violations"...