Pete Zipf
Soon-to-be Landlord concerned about No-Eviction Policy
I'm in Central, CT. My wife and I are saving for a first multi-family property. I have two questions -- 1. Should the "no-eviction" law prevent me from buying a 2 or 3 family rental in the next 3-6mos? I am inter...
Tim Coppola
Hydro jetting as preventative maintenance
Hello everybody,I was wondering if anyone has every hydro jetted a main sewer line as preventative maintenance. I just had a sewer backup scare in my rental property that has me thinking maybe it would be worth it to ...
Lyndsay Dentel
Property Manager and Seasonal Maintenance
Hey everyone! I own rentals and own a new property management company. My question today is regarding preventative maintenance of the rentals I manage. Currently I manage repairs as they come up, and suggest repairs w...
Bienes Raices
Cost effective termite prevention strategy?
I'm trying to find a happy medium. This is for a rental house that doesn't have termites--yet. The termite bonds with annual fees seem like kind of a ripoff, and I don't know if the 50% rule accounts for them or not....
Christine Kankowski
Craisglist scams!! Can't we make Craigslist help?
Scammers are taking photos from other postings (not on Craigslist) and using them for ads to scam people. even when we flag the postings, CRaigslist does not remove them for everyone just on the computer that flagge...
Davidson Francois
Mortgage Payment Problems
Can anyone help me with this problem? When i purchased my home in 2018 i paid $2400 in insurance and about $2200 in property taxes. Now, in 2019 it seems that my property taxes and insurance doubled and it now caused ...
Jared W Smith
Market Research / Family as boots on ground
Hello All!
I am researching a market to jump in and purchase some rental properties for buy and hold out of state. This is likely to be an area I would like to stay in long term and build a portfolio.
I did the @Da...
Ben Hays
Have you done a risk management walk-thru of your Smokies cabin?
Hello Smokies investors! I wanted to introduce myself and my company, Handy Central, to everyone. We specialize in "all things repairs and maintenance" for STR investors within a 30-mile radius of Gatlinburg.
When...
Michael Kendrick
Your Support of AB 957 is Needed Again Before Tuesday!
Your support of AB 957 is needed again before Tuesday!
Two weeks ago, AB 957 passed the Banking and Finance Committee with bipartisan support! That first committee meeting victory is due to all of you who faxed ...
Kyle A. Isaacs
Fire Damage - Complete Loss
Good morning BP'ers -This past Thursday, we received a phone call from previous neighbors that our rental in Florida was on fire. To calm fears upfront and most importantly, everyone is okay, but the unofficial story...