Collin Hays
Best Practices on cancellation credit card chargebacks?
Lately, we have been inundated with last minute cancellations, with the guest disputing the charge with their credit card company. We are losing our appeals.
We are able to demonstrate seemingly everything that th...
Mike Zachary
Investors for Houston, Texas
Howdy to everyone on BP,I would like to start off by saying… Wow! What a wonderful site BP has put together here. I wish you guys had been around 14 years ago when I got started with real estate investing. Let me tell...
Denise Evans
Tenant Background Checks and Fair Housing Violations
HUD recently announced that relying on arrests (without convictions) for tenant screening violates the Fair Housing laws. Also, relying on convictions as an automatic disqualifier violates the Fair Housing laws. Scree...
England Hall
How can I obtain private money honestly?
I discovered a strategy to pick up very discounted properties. For example I locked up a house for $11,500 that was a 3/2 with a 2 car garage that was built in 2000. I don’t have the funds so I was forced to wholesale...
Murlie Keller
Standing water in HOA sewer Main
My nightmare began when a recent tenant failed to notify me of water damage. I discovered wet moldy carpet in the basement. Subsequent scoping of the main line (and multitudinous other testing) revealed 17 feet of...
Wes Aldo
Issuing 1099 to Contractors on rehab
I flipped 2 properties last year and so far have flipped 2 properties this year in my own individual name. I filed federal income taxes as short term capital gain on Schedule D. I did not issue any 1099's for the...
Andrew Nelson
I have a possible lease option Buyer, now what?
I have a potential rent to own/lease option "buyer" that I am trying to put in a property. My one rental property I have right now is rented. How can I quickly obtain another property to rent to them without having to...
Alan Byrne
Will the bank give me a mortgage if I save for a downpayment?
Hi guy's,I have a bank account the past couple of years but haven't saved anything in it until recently. Now I am consistently saving each month for a down payment. I am just wondering by the time I save up for the do...
George Hack
Interest rate for loaning money to a house flipper
Trying to figure the interest rate I should receive for loaning money to a house flipper, does 10% to 12% sound correct.
Loretta Loretta
Not sure what to do with my NoVA condo
Hello all, I own a 1/1 condo in the DC suburbs. I tried last year to sell it but was unsuccessful. I no longer wish to live here due to various untenable situations. (Snakes inside, crime in the community, an HOA b...