Bishoy Gaid
Connecting with Airbnb hosts in the Philly area
Hi all,I have been an Airbnb host for 7+ years and am currently exploring Philly. I love the area and plan to settle down there long-term soon. I was wondering if any hosts here would be down to chat. Happy to buy you...
Brenda Budzinski
Tenant Screening
Has anyone used a company called Rent Prep for tenant screenings?
Kenny McCarty
VRBO Accounting: Incompetent or sleezy?
Just in case you aren't aware, we are being charged a 3% processing fee on the taxes that are collected from VRBO's traveler service fee. This has been happening for years. I have been on the phone many times with s...
James Shuster
Looking for South Jersey Agent / Developers
Hello- I would like to find a professional with experience in smaller multi family (4 unit townhomes) home development in South and Central NJ. If you can assist or have a network that includes the following plea...
Joseph Hammel
Help! pending Insurance cancellation due to 60 amp service.
Hey BP pals. I just got a letter from State Farm stating they wont be renewing my policy. I will try to get as much detail in here I hope I can get some ideas. Ok Its a 16 unit apartment In Hammond MN which is a very ...
Kenneth Burdick
Opinions on Discount-Commission Real Estate Agents
Hello BP community,
Hope you all are doing well and staying safe.
I guess I actually have two questions:
1) If you were going to either sell a home now or in three years,...would you do it now? I've heard several p...
Jen R.
HUD issuing new ESA guidelines
Sharing an article I just read that I thought would be of interest to the community, especially considering the confusion surrounding this issue. Hopefully good news - looks like HUD will soon be issuing more restrict...
Tim Ellis
The Service Dog Dilemma
I wanted to share with you a situation that recently came up with one of our rentals regarding service dogs. Please note we are located in Pennsylvania, though this issue is at a federal level. The Situation: Our ...
Matt Browning
Calculating Cash on Cash Return
I'm using the Rental Property tool on BP, but I have a question on CoC return. I have around $15k in cash, and $305k available in my HELOC. When using the tool I put the HELOC funds in the downpayment, so the report a...
Scott Eisenmann
Problems with Answering Service
I recently sent out thousands of postcards to absentee owners and hired a very expensive, REI-focused answering service to answer the calls for me so the callers can speak to a live person instead of having to leave a...