James Carlson
Should I be suspicious of low HOA dues?
Hi BP community. My wife and I are looking at a townhome in Denver's Five Points neighborhood. It's a 1913 building that developers bought and have redone all 11 units. I've lived in condos most of my time here, and t...
Mike Rasburry
Tenant screening question
So my wife and I bought a beautiful 3600 sq. Ft home with the original intent of living there, but due to some work uncertainty we have decided to rent it instead. I’ve found a tenant, and he meets the 3x monthly rent...
Jessica Chow
Suspicious about sellers agent on first rental property purchase
My husband and I just bought our first rental property in Lehi, Utah, thanks to a lot of the tips, tricks, and courage from you fellow BPers & these forums. The townhouse that we purchased had the option to come w...
Gorden Lopes
Floor support looks suspicious, what do you guys think?
Hi Guys,Need your input on one of the house I have under contract. I got the pictures of the floor support in the crawl space through inspection and it looked little dicey to me. Attached are the pictures.The pictures...
Sean Wilt
Prospective guest wants to go ouside of platform. suspicious?
A potential guest contacted me via inquiry through VRBO and is interested in a week long stay at our home and it's a nice rental ($3,500). He is a new traveller with no reviews. He gave his full name and email plus...
Julien Reaux
Mint, other budgeting services - safe without API?
I notice several members here use account aggregators like Mint. I'd like to begin doing the same, but my concern is that many banks don't support 'screen-scraping', and they warn customers not to give softwares acces...
Scott K.
What to do if my neighbors suspect my tenants are drug dealers?
I own a property in Hawaii, 5000 miles away from where I live in Virginia. I lived in Hawaii for 8 years and am waiting for the high season (this Winter) to sell my house over there. In the meantime, I rented my house...
Josh Thompson
Extenuating circumstance to rent out owner occupied property?
I have a condo that I purchased in November. I used a 3% conventional loan. The problem now is that I work in construction and am currently working in Northern NJ. The commute home is 90+ minutes and is becoming a has...
Nicholas Tanner
How To Tell If There Is A Lien
Hey, so I am looking at a property to invest in, but it's suspiciously cheap. I found the deal on Craigslist, and the house seems to be in pretty good condition which makes me think that something else is wrong. I ema...
Riyo Head
Accepting only Zelle for payment
Hi I own rental properties but also becoming a renter. My landlord only accept Zelle to pay rent. We don’t have any bank account that associates with Zalle so we can only send 500 dollars at a time/day. My landlord do...