Scott Wolf
Booby Trapped Reno Project
Just had to share this story from the NY Daily News. I'm sure it's been on BP before, but it blew my mind!https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-knife-booby-trap-home-20190215-story.htmlBe careful out there!
Jonas Beiler
Moisture trapped in windows
Hi, I just got a house that has vinyl double pane windows in it and there are several windows that have moisture trapped between the panes. I plan to do a quick flip and was hoping to avoid replacing any windows.Is th...
Matt Roberts
Curb Trap Replacement Disaster
I recently had the curb trap replaced at my rental in Port Richmond. The plumber told me he was finished so I pay him for the job. I then come to realize he didn’t connect the inside drain properly. Now I’m getting wa...
Justin Furtado
Feeling trapped need help
So I bought my first home in 2010 in Huntington Beach with a first time home buyer assistance program. The program gave me 100k interest free, however it’s an equity share program where they will get 100% of 20% of th...
Phillip Lanier
Crazy booby trapped house!
I came across this youtube video of a booby trapped house. I don't know the context of the video or any other information other than stumblimg across it.Be careful when entering a repo'd house!Caution! Contains Bad L...
Arnie Guida
The "Quality" Duplex Trap
When I first got interested in RE, I could never understand buying a "quality" duplex. By quality I mean, a nice neighborhood of mostly owner occupied singles, and then there's this one duplex, first class, beautiful....
Samantha Perez
Bank Statement Loan Trap?
My wife and I are self employed and have reached out to Sprout Mortgage to help us do a bank statement loan. We both have good (700+) credit so the agent said that we can possibly put as little as 10% down. I understa...
M T Naughton
$700k in Equity Trapped
Hi all, I purchased a house for $1.2m, renovated it with $150k, and now it appraises for $1.9m. I want to get access to the money and was going to refinance but interest rates are crazy. Furthermore, this is an Airbnb...
Matt W.
Possible 1031 trap/backfire?
Hi BP,
I've heard different answers about 1031s so I'd love some clarification: (using simple numbers and assuming I hold for 2 years, leaving out depreciation and selling costs, and making the differences in purcha...
Matthew Irish-Jones
The Cash Flow Trap
If you are just starting out I suggest you don't fall into the cash flow trap. What is the cash flow trap? It starts with a picture of a guy with abs on a beach sipping a light beer next to a beautiful woman. Then a...