Monish Anand
Bloomington, IL from California - should I invest?
Hi, California investor here with 3 SFH's looking for a different market. Other than Property Management issues - what are things I should consider when investing in a place like Bloomington, IL? Do homes break down m...
Brown Malo
Texas tax sale property insurance
I won a tax auction in Texas for a property a little over an acre with a Mobile Home on it. The Mobile Home number is on the deed. The property is still within the redemption period, but I'd like to put insurance on i...
Nate Burnett
FHA + Owner Finance to avoid PMI?
Hi All,I just was wondering what others though of this idea. My husband and I got approved for an FHA mortgage, it requires 3.5% down. Unfortunately with FHA they also require PMI until we owe less than 80% of the loa...
Ryan Collins
Bathroom From HELL!! Please Help!
Hello All, I'm a new member here at BP and I'm looking to turn my starter home into a rental to help parlay this into additional properties and my next home. I've had the house for 2 years now (hard to believe how fas...
Ronald H.
Investor special marketing
Have house that requires a Cash Purchase.Have gotten many postcards. I have not answered any, because I need to make up my mind where I will go and what I will be able to buy. Cannot do the latter until I get offers. ...
Tracie Van
ESA Question about amending damages section of lease
Writing this from WI.I have a tenant who told me their DR says they should get a pet. She wants a cat. We've had the WORST luck with cats and damage. Spraying and/or urinating outside the litter box. Two units were so...
Matt Smith
Hot Tub Repair: whose responsibility?
I repaired a heater for my tenants in April. They then didn't clean it since April until now. They tried to heat it up and it didn't work. They called the hot tub repair company and they said the heater doesn't work m...
Michael Garofalo
Best Siding Material to Deter Racoons?
BP community,I've had issues with racoons for ~6 months for one of my properties. Previously a family made their way into the attic and then the chimney. I had rodent control remove them, place a cap on the chimney, a...
Justin Harrell
Hello, does anyone know about mold?
I am new to the site and fairly new to REI. I own one SFR that I have been renting here in Maryland for the last year. I am now looking to grow my business and purchase my first multifamily property. I've found one th...
Josh Brown
Low Credit Score Keeping Me From Acquiring First Rental
I've been on this journey to repair my credit for about 6 months now. My credit score is a 499 and slowly-very slowly-climbing. I have an unsecured credit card I'm using to build on it, and that's about it. I want to ...