Patrick Campbell
ADA trained dogs vs ESA (emotional support animal)
I'm in Florida and I have been in the business for over twenty-five years.In recent months, we have had a high number of tenants going to websites to get an ESA certification. They then tell us that they are allowed t...
Brent Bialik
Why is real estate a "game of telephone"?
We're in the process of buying a new private residence and, as in the past, I feel this kind of...like...hush hush disconnect about the whole process. Everything has to go through the realtors, the home owners kinda a...
Bret Kingcade
Should the tenant be billed for full carpet replacement?
Full disclosure: I am the tenant in this situation. I just started house hacking and this is from my apartment lease that just ended.So in the 2 years I lived at my old apartment, my dog had probably 6 accidents (urin...
Sean O'Brien
$4,300 water bill... Any help would be appreicated
Hey everyone, I've had properties for about 5 years now and have never had this happen to me before. We were charged $4,300 for ONE MONTH of water bills when historically the bill was about $100. There were no leaks, ...
Joaquin Arizpe
Appraised Value on Cash Out Refinance Low
I am in the process of Refinance my house to pull some equity and reinvest on RE. The appraisal on the property came low that what I was expecting, after reviewing it realized that for some reasons 1) my house was app...
Curtis W. Sutherland
Has anyone ever dealt with a ground lease?
I just received a $20M verbal offer from a well known commercial Realtor to lease one of my properties for 50 years. It's higher and longer than their last offer of $15M over 25 years. They are bringing their client i...
Kelly M.
Average agent commissions in the Los Angeles area
I am looking to sell 2 properties right now - both located in Northern Los Angeles (specifically Thousand Oaks). I am most likely going have friend of mine as my listing agent to sell both homes. I have 2 questions:...
Takira Smith
Profit Sharing
Hello,I am entering a partnership to flip houses. However, we are not yet on the same page as to how the profits should be split. I would be the person fronting the money. Thus, I have the financial risk. He would be ...
Leon Lee
Is Safeco a reputable insurance company for short-term rentals
Hello fellow STR investors! I own a quad that is currently being used for short-term rentals. However, the insurance policy I have with Farmers is quite expensive. Recently, I received a quote from Safeco that is only...
Andrew Bissada
Austin Defunded the Police - Impacts 2020-2022?
I keep reading news about how in a lot of cities, people are moving further out to lower costs since they can WFH. Furthermore, since Austin just defunded the police, what are everyone's thoughts about how safe it wil...