Evan Crawford
House purchased - wasn't aware house was in flood plain
My friend just purchased a foreclosure. He's fixed it up and is now placing it back on the market to sell. He thought he was about to get an offer but when potential buyer called insurance agent, they told her it...
Russell Brazil
Oregon Considering State Wide Rent Control
Oregon is considering a bill with state wide rent control. As landlords, this is obvious an issue incredibly important to our industry.Rent control creates ghettos. Rent control drives up the cost of housing. Rent co...
Karen F.
15 day notice for lease violation in CT
How does one legally give the 15 day notice to cure for a lease violation in CT? The violation is that the legal tenants brought in a tenant who is not on the lease, without obtaining our permission. Is there a spec...
Nolan Fernandez
Buying house with Section 8 voucher
Hello Everyone,I have a client that would like to use their section 8 voucher to purchase a home in Massachusetts. On the state wedsite it is doable. I am curious if anyone has done this before and know how the exact ...
Rich Maliszewski
Section 8
What are some opinions on going Section 8 - Good - Bad or Indifferent?
Meg K.
Section 8
So, after 2 months of vacancy, i've decided to rent to section 8. A realtor who was looking for a place for his client said, "....plus section 8 pays more..." (I have no experience renting to section 8)...so my quest...
Bill O'Donnell
Is there any place in the USA that has no property taxes?
I know that some states have no income tax. Some don't have sales tax. Is there any place in the states that doesn't tax real estate?If so, where?I am aware that different markets tax at higher or lower rates. Just wo...
Christopher Morin
I messed up. Gave PoA to agent for closing
Rant/advice please. .. so I closed on the final sale of a flip on friday, and in my attempt to outsource and spend less time "in my business" and more time "on my buisness" I signed a specific PoA over to my listing a...
Amber Forkey
Credit Checks on HUD Tenants in NY
Hi All! Looking to open a discussion on the legality of running credit checks on section 8/DSS tenants.Question: If the government program is not paying 100% of the rent, are we able to pull a credit report? Example: ...
Vince Liu
How to find a good portfolio lender?
Hello BP - I've been trying to find a good portfolio lender for rental property acquisitions. I've talked to many national portfolio lenders (included the recommended vendors on BP), they either have super high intere...