Damien Buchanan
Do you need title insurance when buying a foreclosure?
If a title is clean after foreclosure, do you need title insurance when purchasing?
Lisa Asselin
New purchase - Knob and tube
Hi All,
I am in the process of purchasing my first investment property and found one with great numbers but inspection found knob and tube in attic and some in basement. According to the listing/owner the electrical...
Stan Hrincevich
Triplicate Billings Allowed with HOA Transfer Fees
Not that one needs another reason to dislike Homeowner’s Associations (HOAs), but try this one: paying for the same services three times. The abusive and illegal practice of charging HOA Transfer Fees on the sale of ...
Lora H.
Tenant is demanding I test for asbestos - Denver, CO
Hi BP friends! I've got a tenant that is asking/demanding that I test for asbestos in my SFH rental. This home was built in 1951, I bought in 2012; no basement - it's on concrete slab. It was a fix and flip when I ...
Michael Ablan
Service Animals & Emotional support- Is animal restriction dead?
Hey guys,Is anyone noticing a huge uptick in the amount of people applying for apartments who have service and emotional support animals? In just the last 3 months, I swear 7/10 people have had one of the two. I eve...
Collin Hays
Lawsuit time! A reminder about risk management for your STR
This occurred on Sunday. Thankfully not at one of our properties, but one about three hundred yards away. A heavier gentleman was apparently walking up the stairs to his cabin, a step gave way and snapped, and his l...
Steve Miller
Need advice. 20k deal. tenants live free 10 yrs
I was offered to purchase a single house for 20k. It’s worth about $160k. However the tenants are elderly, desperate and want to live rent free for ten years. Taxes are about $4k. Needs some minor improvements that I ...
James Carlson
Colorado Springs Market Update -- Where are the homes??!!
Thought I'd drop a quick update on the Colorado Springs real estate market. The story is sounding pretty ho-hum at this point. Low inventory, high demand, price increases, you know the drill.
Two big numbers from the...
Heather Loyal
MTR~If you allow pets, do you preemtivley treat for fleas in-between stays?
Question to the group....I am going to allow pets in my mid-term rental. It is a quad-plex with a shared courtyard (duplex up front, up-down in back). I'm in Florida, so the flea potential is real! How do you mitig...
Gary Thompson
Best RE related careers to become a full time investor?
Hi,I’m currently a college undergraduate with an internship at a Property Management company. It seems Property Management is a great career related to investing but the salary may not be high enough.Is Property Manag...