Daniel Rutherford
Conventional Loan with Partnership
I've researched this topic in vain so far but am sure the experienced minds at BP have dealt with this before. With conventional loans, the sourcing of down payments seems to be very restricted. This seems to put a ...
Holly Rust
2012-C Property Holdings LLC
Anybody heard of this group? They are holding a TON of homes (foreclosures) in Tarrant County, Tx (Fort Worth). In the neighborhood of 100 homes. How did they aquire them? Buy pools from banks? Auction?Obviously, cont...
Ludovic Ott
Refinance loan to pull out downpayment
Hello,I just bought a condo for $195,000, put 20% down and got a loan for the remaining. From what I could read on BP, it seems like I could refinance my loan and get my down payment back. How can I do this? What are ...
Account Closed
Pet friendly rentals
I am preparing to open a new construction duplex to the rental market and was wanting to make it pet friendly. I was wondering what tips I can use to protect myself against the costs of any damages incurred and any i...
Mark M.
Unwanted Dirt - How do you get rid of them?
With the spring finally here, I have been working outside on my rental properties doing several things. As a result, I have a pile of dirt, almost enough to fill a pick up truck. In a way, they can be reused.I wante...
Rick Howell
Choosing A Home Through Your Kids’ Perspective
You might not be alone when you hunt for a new home.If you have children who are at least old enough to talk, they will have a say in where you live. Even if they are destined to move out of the nest in a year or two,...
Xavier Garcia
My old neighbors hate my tenants
Hi BP family, I'm in this weird situation where my old neighbors hate our tenants. We bought a new house less than a year ago and left our little neighborhood that we loved so we can rent out the house. The tenants ch...
Laura Luloh
Purchasing a rental home breeding pitbulls & Gmn Shprds neighbors
So I went on the inspection of my very first investment property this morning. While the house checked out with some minor repairs according to the inspector, I discovered 1 neighbor next door is breeding Pit Bulls (t...
Jessica Mayo
Service Dog - Potentially Labeled as Dangerous! What can I do?
I was doing work on my rental property over the weekend, and the gate was mistakenly left open and my tenants service dog ran away today. The tenant told me:
"He has been found. He killed someone's chicken and we may...
Jonathan G.
Should we purchase termite protection?
We are wondering if there is anyone that can give us some advice on whether it is best to purchase a plan from Terminex. We have had both our newly constructed home and our 6 year old rental home inspected and there ...