James Masotti
Fannie Mae property with outstanding code violations
I'm looking at a Fannie Mae property right now that is a legal duplex that the owner tried to add an illegal efficiency to. An inspection was done back in March by the township (while Fannie Mae owned the property) an...
Abby Robinson
Identify Problems With Your Real Estate Property Before Renting
Hey folks! I'm a newbie BP member. I'm looking for advice on how to identify problems with a newly purchased real estate property prior to listing it for rent. Specifically, I'm looking at condos/apartments/townhouses...
Brian Garlington
Tenant doesn't "like my contractor". What would you do?
One of my rentals in Cleveland has tenants that are a little bit challenging to deal with. The tenants have been there for 6 months and 8 months respectively. I'm getting this information from my property manager. One...
Victor Kao
Dealing With Problem Tenant Starting Day 1
I am a small landlord with only 2 properties. And less than 2 weeks ago I signed a lease with a new tenant. There are a few red flags that I see quite clearly now but kind of turned a blind eye when I signed the lease...
Ed Brancheau
Rumor about Propstream removing MLS data
This sounds completely wrong to me but I heard this rumor on Jamil Damji's Zoom meeting tonight as well. Jamil mentioned it and some people from BatchLeads said they confirmed it and that "it would be a boom to their ...
Account Closed
Advice on DSCR Lenders with No Real Estate Experience
Hi all -
Any advice on DSCR lenders? I want to buy a single-family investment property in the St. Louis area around the $70k mark. Assuming a 75%–80% LTV. Proforma is at a 10% interest rate, and the respective DSCR...
Stephen Kiser
On week 2 of direct mail campaign ..
Hello everyone, After 1.5 years of selling residential real estate and being stuck in analysis paralysis I started a direct mail campaign. My goal is to get my phone ringing with motivated sellers. I want to be able t...
Saulo Dias
Vacation Rental Hosts
Hello, everyone.I would like to know the best ways to connect with Vacation Rental Hosts and what they are looking for when they need to hire a professional cleaner for their properties.
Warren Mitchell
Need advice on investment location
We have a 5 bedroom STR in Windosr Hills, Kissimmee. Our roi is just above break even over a three year period. But we have seen good appreciation. We would like to purchase a second STR in Colorado (we are in Denver)...
Gregory Schwartz
Higher ground just doesnt always make dollars or sense
This weekend I received a repair request from a tenant. The tenant's stove shorted (the old outlet arched) popping the breaker and her dryer wasn't performing up to par. This same tenant is consistently late on rent a...