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I'm am getting ready to buy a SFH rental property and have a question about whether or not to use a realtor. Additionally, my friend is an amazing realtor, lots of connection, experienced in REOs, and I have no reason...
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I was wondering how one would turn a 2 room studio into a legal one bedroom in Philadelphia? Just moving the bedroom to a different location with windows, a door and a fourth wall? Would this require a permit? If I mo...
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Hello everyone. For 10+ years I have been total focused on single family homes for rentals and considering to step my toe into the multifamily space (all as an out-of-state owner). This property is FSBO and the deta...
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My name is brandon. New to investing but looking to make the next step. Looking for like minded people to network with. Sellers and possibly investors to work with.
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I've purchased a investment property in Baltimore with a tenant already in it (haven't closed on it yet). As I've been doing my research, I've seen that when purchasing a rental property in Baltimore the landlord need...
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We started requiring our tenants to have renters insurance a couple years back, and I'm so glad we did. We already had one situation come up where our renter plugged the kitchen sink with the faucet running, stepped a...
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Looking for advice from those with experience: We manage a small multi-family property, and we have a strong suspicion of drug use in one unit. So far, there has been no disturbance to the community, but we want to ge...
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Hi BPers,I've inherited some properties this year after my father's passing. I was told that if I sold any of the properties, I would need to have an appraisal which would be calculated based on the day of death befor...
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Hey everyone, Has anyone done short term rentals in Chicago. I have been reading thier seems to be a lot of rules and regulations. Does anyone have any pointers? Thank you in advance
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If a first lien is in default and rather than be foreclosed on, all parties agree to a DIL, is the second lien extinguished as if it had gone through a full foreclosure or does it still exist? If it still exists, I a...