Ok here is the rundown. I am a builder and I have one unsold property from the market tanking. I have a construction loan from 2007 that every 6 months the bank willingly renews at 6% interest. I have not been late or...
It seems no matter how much attention I give to the gutters they are filled and the water is overflowing and doing damage. How often do you all clean the gutters, and do any of you use one of the gutter “no clean” ga...
I recently used a structural engineer to do a visual inspection of one of my single family rentals. I haven't used this engineer enough to know if his opinions are valid, so I wanted to see if any investors find his ...
Thank you biggerpockets community for the instruction and support that has allowed us to be in the position to need to ask these questions. My wife and I bought an apartment building just outside of Houston with a ha...
Greetings BP,I've been a member for quite a while, but was one of those who only reads and never posts. As you can see I'm going to change that. :-)I assume due to this being the first post in the Allentown Sub-Foru...
Could someone share a great “script” or guideline to follow when cold calling tax delinquent owners? Are these owners more likely to get offended? Should I send a letter first and then call? Please share your experi...
Hello BP members. I am new to BP and have been a landlord of a SFR since 2012. I rent to a Section 8 tenant that likes to keep the heat at 80 degrees. Which is fine since the tenant pays the gas bill. I warned t...
Sobering assessment from the annual report by the Taxpayer Advocate Service (a semi-independent branch of the IRS basically tasked with specific and systemic problem resolution):- 10-month refund delays on paper-filed...
Hello BP. As you know Covid-19 has been affecting everything around us and has been changing our world. Things are just very uncertain and unusual during these time's. I am planning on becoming a real estate agent in ...
I'm under contract for my first STR property (small, rural town called Reva in Culpeper County, Virginia; about 1.5 hours from DC). It has 3 br/2ba, 1750 sq ft, and 10 acres. I'm super excited (and super nervous) and ...