Ray Hill
Anxiety over rental increase
I’m having some anxiety over an issue I’m having with my tenant. I own a two family house. I live on the first floor and I have a tenant on the 2nd floor. In June 2018 a retired cop moved in. During the interview we t...
Elliot Terekhin
Can you charge pet rent if the tenant has ESA in WA state
My new tenant has a dog and they have an ESA certificate from doctor. Can I legally charge them pet rent? its a big brown lab. In my understanding I thought you can't deny someone with a ESA but you should still be ab...
Layla Savant
Length of rental period when converting primary residence TO rental for 1031?
Hello everyone! From what I've gathered, when converting a property acquired via a 1031 to a primary residence, one needs to be very careful to not trigger tax consequences by rkeeping the newly acquired property for ...
Brian Gibbons
Dodd Frank News Oct 22, 2014 - CFPB Finalizes Qualified Mortgage Points & Fees Cure
On October 22, the CFPB finalized targeted amendments to the Dodd-Frank Act mortgage rules that took effect in January 2014. The amendments include: Points and fees cure. Under the Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgag...
Matt Swearingen
What to do with Grandma's property, ideas please.
My grandmother passed away recently. She had a reverse mortgage with a current payoff balance of $150K. The house is in near-perfect condition (Grandpa maintained it well until he passed). I haven't gotten a BPO or...
Joey English
What’s going on at the foreclosure auctions?
What’s going on at the foreclosure auctions?In Georgia, foreclosure auctions happen the first Tuesday of ever month on the courthouse steps between 10am and 4pm in each county. In order for a lender to foreclose on a ...
Alison P.
Suicide or Homicide...it leaves the same mess
I had a tragedy happen in one of my rentals this past week and I thought I would share what I have learned with everyone, in case you ever find yourself in the same situation what I have learned might be helpful. (The...
J Scott
Nationalized Single-Payer Health Systems
First, this thread is NOT about the current legislation to create a national healthcare program. There are plenty of threads on here arguing the benefits and drawbacks of that specific bill, and I don't want this to ...
Ray A Delfi
Owned a home for 12 years and foundation is falling apart
Hey quick question. I pulled the subfloor up to sister up the joist and get the floor plumb but my contractor just reported that all the wood is deteriorating and falling apart. Is this something my insurance could co...
Luke H.
Pet Removal Notice Template
Hello,Need to notify tenants that they must remove all inside and outside pets from rental property.Does anyone have a Pet Removal Notice letter I can have a look at? I've created one already, but want to see if ther...