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Neighbor down the street from me puts a "For Rent" sign in his yard. We look online - no MLS listing. Property up for rent by owner on Craigslist. I email the guy and ask him if he has considered selling his home. He ...
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This past Friday I closed on my first rental property. After all documents were signed the seller told me to not flush toilet paper down the toilet bc it backs up and she doesn’t want what happened to her to happen to...
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Hello BP community
I have a rental in Detroit that was vacant and someone got in and burned it up to the point that the insurance company is paying out the full insured amount. All the fire damage is inside so it coul...
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PIN, The Property Investor's Network (https://www.toledopin.com/) hosted Anita Lopez at the March 2020 meeting. This was the about the fifth time I have enjoyed Anita's annual updates on the status of Lucas County and...
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Hi fellow BPers -
I'm so excited about my first rehab deal I just have to share.
Last Monday a colleague approached me with a potential deal - a SFR, 3/2 about 30 miles from where I live. ARV of 18...
hello. I am new to BP. I had a unique situation come up and wanted to see if anyone had any ideas. Last June, my wife and I put down some money to build a town home for us to live in. We got the nicer upgrades because...
Just wondering how long it took for you you purchase your first property For me it started while flipping channels on dish one night and a guru make a zillion bucks overnight Infomercial was on (I didn't buy the z...
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I have been looking for my first investment property for the last 90 days. Owner occupied multi-family. I’ve looked at dozens of houses and have even placed three offers that were ultimately rejected for a different o...
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I am buying my second investment property. It's an old school building that's been converted to a 14 unit apartment building. The property has a positive cash flow. But, the previous owner was seriously under-insured ...
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Recently we've seen a dramatic increase in our rentals HOI premiums. We're wondering if anyone else has noticed a similar increase. For example one property went from $829 to $1575 (one roof claim were the roof was re...