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...
Matt Rothwell
Lending Club?
I was looking at financing options, and I found the the "lending club" after a quick google. It sounds like a peer to peer loan service? Has anyone used it, either to lend money or borrow money? How does it work? Res...
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Hostile Tenants - Need Advice!
Hello BP Community!
I have a rather bizarre situation and was hoping for some insight. I have a duplex (two units, one address) and rented out one unit to tenants and was keeping the other unit for myself. The tenant...
Kristina Anderson
Managing a Tax Lien through Title Insurance
Hi All! Happy New Year -We just discovered a property we purchased last spring (2022) had a tax lien on it that had been sold in late 2021. Notices had been going to the seller. The lien was put into foreclosure about...
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Accepting Bitcoin for Rentals
If there is a market crash and if the USD keeps declining... Then will you accept Bitcoin as a form of payment for your rentals, STR or LTR? We currently accept Bitcoin and Litecoin with no worry at all but we're curi...
Brad Gibson
First Eviction - Advice?
I’m doing my first ever, move the stuff onto the lawn eviction tomorrow at 9 am. Tenant is $6,200 behind on rent. Just stopped communicating in October. Won the eviction case in November, but judge delayed my ability ...
Jesse Chambers
Do you refinance or do a HELOC on your rentals?
I have a rental I’ve owned since 2011, it’s appreciated significantly and I currently never plan to sell it, but I’d like to capitalize on the equity in the home without selling it, so I could possibly possible use th...
Nicholas Baughman
Cash out refi to purchase multi family investment
My wife and I bought a home in Clairemont (San Diego) back in 2011 for $330,000. Now it's probably worth close to $550-600k. I'm trying to get my foot in the door to invest in real estate. The option I have now is pul...
Nghi Le
Failed Property Inspection
I just received notice from my realtor that my buyers from my first flip in Burien, Washington (SW Seattle area) pulled out of the contract because it failed inspection.Two reasons:- Roof needs to be completely remove...
Terri Mccullough
Nightmare tenant
I need advice or someone to talk me off the edge of the cliff. My tenant had been one month behind in rent since August of 2014. I realize this is my fault for renting with a heart instead of a business purpose and ...