Beau Benjamin
Buying a property from a spouse & Short Sale
I recently got married and upon the final details found out that my spouse's condo was behind on payments because she had accidentally let the insurance lapse and a pipe burst.I was just beginning my real estate/renta...
Carlos Quiros
Investing in sketchy areas....
Hello all-
I am looking at a few properties, one in particular is fully remodeled, has tenants but after asking questions about the area on a facebook group I am told that gunshots are heard in the area and police ar...
Account Closed
Emerging Buy+Hold Markets in Massachusetts
hello everyone,I am about a year away from graduating school down in southern MA and am currently saving every dollar that I can to start my investing journey with a bang! My parents and I are investing in the Fall Ri...
Jessy Milner
Atlanta Market
Hello everyone,
I am experiencing the squeeze from institutional investors in areas where I typically invest and was considering Atlanta as my next option for picking up a couple of buy & hold properties with goo...
John Hodson
When is a cracked foundation a bigger expense than the house?
Hi BPers!I'm getting close to close on a property and there are cracks in the foundation that the inspector found. I'm asking the inspector for a more detailed analysis of these cracks so I can decide if the foundatio...
Katie Hanner
Property Taxes where you are or invest?
I'm just now beginning to feel comfortable considering an out of state investment. Property taxes seem to be a topic of much conversation (I'm in TX)...so I'm curious to do a poll -- what are property tax rates like...
Erik Miller
Do short sales hurt your credit score?
I have heard different answers and was wondering what you guys had to say?
Thanks,
Erik
Andrew Postell
HOW TO: Avoid the “DUE ON SALE” Clause
In continuing with my “HOW TO” series I thought I would post on a topic that has reared its head again lately – the notorious “due on sale” clause (key terrifying music). Every few years this will get talked about an...
Kurt Gardner
Renter's Insurance - Should Tenants Have It?
My insurance agent has provided me with wise information on multiple occasions (the greatest money saver so far is to NOT escrow my insurance and bundle my properties when they are geographically located in close prox...
Natalia Collini
Unfair late/NSF fee?
I have a question regarding late/NSF fees. I attempted to pay my rent online this month since I wasn't able to get a money order in time to pay the rent. I used their payment portal which only allows transactions dire...