I am going to go for my first-ever loan on a SFD. I am the kind of person who tends to like my ducks in a row. So, I am wondering about this scenario to see if it's possible: 1) I sign a contract and send it to a s...

Are these terms normal for a lender to perform refinance? I'm picky about giving out broad approvals to use my information for any purpose that isn't specifically bound by purpose or time. The lender claims they canno...

About to start renting our current home after our new home is built.  We've determined that for our 4 bedroom, 2 bath house we can get around $1500 in rent in our area.  We've had some college girls, referred by our b...

Hi, BP - when purchasing a vacant rehab property what type of property insurance must be in place at close of escrow?  I've been told a couple different things and want to be sure - one person said that renter's insur...

What is the average amount that someone acting as a Buyer's/Investor's agent gets paid? i.e per house.

Just got my tax return back from the CPA. It's my first time using one, and since I'm no tax expert, I was shocked to see that I owe taxes and that my wife and I only got the standard deduction because the "Allowable ...

In the past week I've looked at 10 MLS properties.
5 of those had illegal additions.
I'm not talking about an extra little balcony either. What was originally a single family house has had double the square footage ad...

Do you have standard things you do when getting a newly acquired place ready to rent out? Are there standard things you do every time (deep cleaning, fresh paint, etc).

Hi, everyone. Most of my experience lies in the longterm rental property world, but we just picked up a short-term rental in Vermont and are going through the process of getting it ready to go.The property cost about ...

Hi we have some rentals in southern California.  Rental single houses, duplexes, triplexes, quadsI am planning to overhaul all insurance- I have State Farm and I think they charge a lot but I have nothing to compare f...