Charles S.
Fireplace: Yay or Nay?
Hey I’m interested in purchasing a property with a fireplace.I’d love to hear anyone’s experience with having a fireplace in a rental. Horror stories are welcome. Just trying to see what I may or may not be getting ...
Chris Sones
First time landlord story
Hi all,New member here! I thought I'd share my story of my first time renting which has been a huge learning experience. My brother directed me to this site for a reference and I've been reading a little here and ther...
Josh Green
Am I the only one.....
that would like to see more than 4 posts in the 'successes' forum?
would love to read about some success stories!
Rogelio M.
Lender "Mortgagee Clause" vs. "Additional Insured" on Insurance Policy to Property a
Ref: Lender "Mortgagee Clause" vs. "Additional Insured" on Insurance Policy to Property as CollateralHow specifically should a private lender be mentioned on the owner's insurance policy to a property used as collate...
Zoe Lee
HVAC preventive maintenance worth it?
We are looking at an annual HVAC tune up plan for our rental. This is what one company's tune up entails:Spring AC tune up:Indoor Unit
*Blower Motor *Amp Draw *Bearings *Blower Wheel Balanced *Control Board *Operatin...
Ian K.
Tenants turned off heat, pipes froze. Advice needed
My tenants turned down the heat since they had purchased a home but were still under lease for a few weeks with my rental. They turned the heat all the way down, I guess around 40 or 45 (it's past the last number of ...
Andrew Clark
Clean title -> Countrywide corrected a mistake -> Mortgage Appeared - Need Help!
Bare with me...
Key facts:
Shane bought a home in 2006 with a Countrywide mortgage. Countrywide recorded their lien using the incorrect 'legal description' of the property.
Shane stopped paying his mortgage somewhe...
Edward R.
Renting to Fire displaced people & Insurance PAYS 6 months above
Wow.! Just listed my really nice flip here in the suburbs and having some offer activity. THEN a real estate company in NYC (6 hours away) emails me. offers me $500 above my $2100 rental listing (I put up for sal...
Derrick Lind
REO title cleanup >$100k liens
I'm looking at bidding on an auction REO in San Antonio, TX. Fortunately, Auction.com provides a title report (for whatever it is worth) with their listing. Their report shows about $102k worth of liens (federal tax...
James Wachob
How to define an A, B, or C neighborhood.
Since we all have our own definition, I think it would be helpful to describe mine and see what insight you guys have and what your definitions may be. Please let me know in the comments below if this is helpful, or i...