James Albrecht
Invoking appraisal clause of homeowner policy
Has anyone requested an appraisal to resolve an insurance payment dispute on a claim? (IE: If your contractor's estimate to complete repairs far exceeds what the insurance adjuster approves and the insurer won't budg...
David Sanford
leases needes to close.. verification?
I am purchasing 2 more houses next month. For approval, my lender said I need to have tenants in place prior to closing. I have them in place however how does the lender verify that they are actually in place and it i...
Darian Richardson
Seeking Direction in the First steps of the Buying Process
Hello to all readers, my name is Darian Richardson a 23 year old recent college graduate, graduated May 2016. I am currently in the planning stages of the buying process. Which is, in my eyes just saving enough money ...
Haarden Shah
Easy Street Capital - Asking to wire transfer a deposit.
Hello,I am new to real estate investing and decided to go with Easy Street Capital as our lender for the DSCR loan.They already ran out credit and we went under contract on a property after getting the pre-qualificati...
John Alba
Condo financing
Hello to the bigger pockets community. I am in the process of buying a condo in the Coral Springs, FL area. I spent time looking for the condo got pre-approved by my lender. At last minute my lender informed me that ...
Thomas Sulz
Florida Laws against Tenant Background Screens?
Hi All,
I recently purchased a condominium in the Florida Keys and plan on renting out the unit this upcoming December. The condo is part of a HOA and the HOA requires that all potential tenants go through a backgrou...
Brandon Sturgill
How do You Balance Controlling a Deal with Steering?
So, one of the areas I attempted to implement recently seems to not be an option. By this, I mean that I attempted to note in the A2A remarks that any FHA buyers were required to gain pre-approval through my lender to...
Stephen Wiater
Pros and cons in buying a cheap condo
Hi all,I understand that buying a condo can be dangerous sometimes because of HOA fees and etc. can someone give me some of the pros and cons and things to look out for? Thank you,SW
Jelani Fearon
Using Personal Loans and Hard Money
Hello everyone, I’m looking forward to securing my first property this year and as a thought experiment I’ve been thinking of creative ways to finance properties, and I wanted a second opinion. What do you think of th...
Jay Hill
First multiunit purchase: need advice
I am about to purchase my first multiunit (triplex) property after being a dormant real estate investor for the past 10 years. I currently have three single family units and have had them since ~2005 (first purchase)...