Thomas Balielan
Disabled rental applicant sues landlord for discrimination
Hi, fellow rental owners,
Recently got a disabled rental applicant who applied for my house on Zillow. I specifically mentioned on my listing no pets. They also wrote no pets on their application. They are a marine v...
Aaron Dubois
Trying to replace my mom's income with short term rental income.
My mom had a stroke in April which has eliminated any possibility of her ever returning to her extremely stressful 7 job. She is still technically employed and earning an income while she still has sick hours, and she...
John Thedford
Our REIA Meeting With DBPR: re what is unlicensed brokering
We had the REIA meeting yesterday. DBPR was kind enough to send an investigator down and cover the topic: what constitutes unlicensed brokering. She did address one specific case where the file has been turned over to...
Dhar Rawal
My success story: Turning $250k into tax free $1.25mil
I got out of the stock market in 2009 after taking a $300k loss. Ironically, I had made about the same amount by actually predicting the crash and shorting the market at the top. I thought I could predict the upturn a...
Mike Xiao
Triplex in American Fork, Utah
Does anyone have some inputs on American Fork UT, and its nearby surrounding areas? It seems to have grown quite a bit, with high tech companies moving in. Specifically looking at a new development in American Fork c...
Philip Hernandez
Lead based paint Seller knew and did not disclose
What's up BP community. I just bought a property that literally 2 days after we closed on it the tenants informed us that the city had cited the owner for lead based paint, and that it had to be remediated. The owne...
Pandu Chimata
Getting rid of smell
Hello Team, i am about to buy a property that is has very very strong smell inside. It looks like several cats were there for a long time. Unless I clean the smell, we cannot work there. Currently all the doors and wi...
Mike Downey
PCB CONDO vs SFR
Hello,I am looking to purchase an investment property in PCB that I will use for STR. I have seen a lot of mixed reviews on whether to go CONDO or SFR. I spoke with a realtor in the area and he is saying that a CONDO ...
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First time buyer.
Hi everyone,
My name is Tiffany I’m from Cocoa beach and I’m interested in purchasing a home or condo. I don’t really have a mentor figure to help me a long the way, so I was hoping I could get some advice from here....
Marina Wong
equity partner with a builder
I came across a builder who will be building in a high demand town near Boston. He needs an equity partner and will pay 50% return. I do not personally know the builder (I know him through a friend who knows him th...