Will Skillman
Anyone use Fiver for a logo?
I am looking to have a logo designed. Anyone use Fiver or similar? Recommendations?
Anastasia Orth
Perc/Mantle & Property Line Markers
Hello BP community! Question: when buying raw rural land, whose responsibility is it to 1) perform the perc and mantle test and 2) put up the property markers?My fiancee and I are looking at a piece of land in CA th...
Simon Everett
Advice on Studio vs. Traditional STR | Branson, MO
Hey BP fam, got a quick question for y'all. I've been considering a STR in the Branson, MO area. (I grew up in that area). I have come across several small condos as nightly rental. A few in particular are studio sty...
Jeremy Marek
Is 2.5 months rent too much for security deposit???
So we are about to close on our first 6 flat building and when speaking to my banker (who is also a REI), she stated that she requires 2.5 months rent for her security deposits, because we live in Cook County and evic...
Tom V.
Inherited tenant screening. What to do?
I'm looking at a duplex today that is half occupied. I realize that if there is a lease in place I need to honor that lease until it expires, but I'm unsure how to handle the screening at first.Say there's 4 months le...
Steve Dullinger
Why use a Buying Agent?
My wife and I are ready to purchase our 1st rental property. We've found the right listing and now we're questioning weather we should work directly with the selling agent or partner with another as our buying agent.
Daniel Adams
203(k) loan. Stuck with a bad contractor who wants to charge more
Hi All,Wanting to see if there is any advice for a situation that I am going through. I closed on a 203(k) loan on January 4th. My wife and I thought we had a decent contractor and the work was slow but it was progre...
Account Closed
Bad bad bad luck with new construction
Just before the pandemic started I signed a purchase contract for a 2beds condo downtown Austin, about 630k. I realized only now that it is not contingent on the financing. I paid already 30k earnest money and another...
Alex V.
Underground Oil Tank Removal
I have a 3 family under contract in Bloomfield, NJ. We just did a tank sweep as underground oil tanks are very common in this area for houses of that age. Sure enough the tank sweep turned up a massive underground oil...
Chris Walters
Landlord asking for bank info
Hi BP!
I need help as to know whether or not it is normal for a landlord to ask a new tenant for their bank info (bank name, branch address, account number). The landlord is willing to accept post dated checks, ther...