Jamey Newman
Florida investing
I'm a new investor and I'm actually looking to relocate to the central Florida area soon, but I'm hearing a lot of negative things about super high insurances (flood insurance and sinkholes). I know that Florida insur...
Sean Dougherty
Junior lein holder has gone out of businness. Now what???
Hello, I've come to a road block in a short sale property I am attempting to purchase. I will make a long story short and get down to the essential questions. Title report via escrow on this property showed a junio...
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Finding tax info
The Permanent Index Number
The first step in the tax search is to find the Permanent Index Number (PIN) for the property. All property tax records in most Counties follow this method of identifying properties. PIN's ...
Dar Fornelli
Flat Bituminous Roof Leaking - Repair or Replace?
Renovating a 4-unit apartment building here in Kansas City. We have an old bituminous roof, not sure how many layers, and have a few active leaks. Flat roof, ~2000 SF. It looks like the main issues are at pipe boots, ...
Tom La Rosa
If my house appraises for more, will my property taxes go up ?
I bought a thrashed REO and have nearly turned into a beauty.I am considering borrowing against my homes equity to buy another house.If my house gets appraised at a much higher value than I bought it for, will that af...
Mitch Kennedy
New to Minneapolis & Saint Paul!
Hey Everyone! I moved to Minneapolis about a year and half ago but only joined BP last December after I heard about it through my brother. Since then I've been educating myself through numerous books and podcasts. I'm...
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First Time Seller
We are in the process of trying to sell a home for the first time. We have a great real estate agent, and what we think is an ideal property in Temple Terrace. The house has been on the market for at least a few month...
Johnathan Morton
Aloha Kakou! New to BP&REI Allow me to briefly introduce myself.
Aloha EVERYONE!, my name is Johnny! My roots stem from beautiful Hawaii though currently residing in northern Arizona. I am a Local Union member of the IBEW working in the Outside and Utilities Workers branch which ha...
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Property Analysis Essentials
Before you start to analyze property there is one “Rule” you should know about. Only after your real estate investment is under contract, should you prepare a comprehensive analysis that calsstatecompanies discuses in...
Annette Hibbler
What's Your VantageScore
I recently heard about VantageScoring and did some research. Thought I'd share what I found here with all of you.
What's Your VantageScore?
Since the 1970’s credit bureaus have used FICO scoring as the main model...