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Prospective tenants aren't returning applications
Hi. This is the first time I've formally tried to rent out my duplex (I bought it with tenants and a friend moved in after that). I live in one side.
I have shown my rental to about 20 people within a couple of weeks...
Ann Wu
Tenant is threatening about sign of poison
My tenant texted me that he is showing sysdams of asbestos poison. He will be live there a full year at the end of March. My property is built in 70's and I didn't know anything of the asbestos. The property is a town...
Timothy Asp
Violating the Due-On-Sale Clause: Risky or Worth It?
This is something I've been thinking about quite a lot now that we're in a high(er) interest rate environment, and I'm interested in hearing from the BP community on what they think. Disclosure: Not a mortgage broker...
Alec DeAngelo
Is $10k too much to join a real estate mentor group?
Hello Everyone,My wife and I have been wanting to purchase STR for years, but are now ready to finally start purchasing properties in 2023. The biggest issue is that I need help purchasing my first deal from start to ...
Terry Hollinsworth
Contractor wants to take most of insurance money to replace roof
Contractor agreed to replace my roof if insurance would pay for damages. He came to my door offering his service. To my surprise the insurance company agreed to pay $21,000 for damages. Our contractor quoted us $20,00...
Mark Cruse
Current newbie trends on BP!!
Maybe it's me but I'm just curious if anyone has noticed that some of the newbies seeking knowledge appear to be less serious than before. When I first started coming here people seemed hungry. They were researched, h...
Maria Dantas
Turnkey Nightmare with Morris Invest - Indianapolis
Hi there fellow investors!We've done our first turnkey purchase with Morris Invest in Indianapolis about 6 month ago. A house in a C neighborhood near downtown, for about 50k. For this price the house was supposed to...
Rich Weese
College football weekly update
OK- Everyone knows I root for the underdog (namely non BCS teams) and my heart belongs to BYU. Good weekend.
BYU holds Univ Wash and Heisman candidate Jake Locker to 17 points and zero in 2nd half. This is with a...
Nathan Gesner
Occupancy rates down in 30 of the 50 top markets. Where are you?
My 19,000th post and this is all I got. ;)https://time.com/6223185/airbn...A lot of people cashed out their equity (gained through pure luck) to purchase a short-term rental in unfamiliar markets that were over-priced...
Steven Greenwalt
Gator Lending? Why? 🐊
Hey Everyone, Newbie here trying to get some clarity on "gator" lending. I know, it's the flavor of the day, but it at least got me to to perk up. That said, I'm either missing something or this is another snake oil s...