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Hello...I am interested in swapping my house for an apartment. I found someone who has an apartment I like with a lease. They will continue to pay their rent. I will stay in their apartment; they will stay in my ho...
Buying a house with a current tenant leased until 2018. Do I take over the current lease or have them sign a new one. How does it work?
I was told by this mortgage broker he can do three loans for me. These loans where about 1.5 million each and he wanted 2 points each which is about $30,000. So the cost would have been about $90,000. He then went on ...
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Does anyone give a discount to their renters for paying in advance? I have yet to do this, but when I talk to friends and family that some of my tenants pay me 3 months at a time they always ask me if I give them a d...
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How much should I charge for the security deposit on a single family home rental?
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I'm looking to refinance at least one, possibly both of my properties. One property is in Alabama (my private residence) and another is located in Florida (second home).
My regular (and I say 'regular' mortgage brok...
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Have had guest in property now for over 7 days. From VRBO fact that they have not paid for the guest stay to the host is no big deal. It is something they took non chalantly and stated, maybe your get paid this week b...
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Hi BP,
I’m in the process of setting up my STR listing for my first VR in the Coachella Valley. Just curious, are the payments received from bookings instantaneous? Do you receive the funds when booked or is it held ...
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Anyone in here receive payments from their tenants this way?As I understand it, if they send it via the "friends and family" link (as in NOT "goods and services"), it's free Is there a reason my tenants can't pay tha...
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Every flippers knows there is a dead line when you try to sell a property. There is a crunching time and I won't be all that nice. We all get frustrated. Some contractors can't handle this. Some contractor quit. I ca...