Bab Adetiba
2/1 or 2/2 - which is the best home conversion?
We have a 5 bedroom 1 bath 2,196 sq ft property. The structure is for the most part like two shotguns home put together, because it has a middle wall going down most of the home. We will convert the home to what I des...
Will Barnard
REO Start to Finish
This thread is about a recent REO deal I have done from start to finish (well, finish line is in sight) to help educate and inspire others to do the same.
Property details: 4+3, 2300 sq. ft, pool, spa, view, quiet st...
April Smalls
Should I Refi?
I bought my property last year September. I wanted to refi but I am unsure of the 1. the process 2. is it the best call? due to it only being a year and not much equity in it. I understand alot variables contribute to...
Scott Sutton
How do I improve my credit score?
Hi everyone,
Sometime over the next 6 to 12 months, I plan to acquire my first investment property. My current FICO scores range from 726-738. Four years ago, my scores were around 790.
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Kevin Janssen
Online Rent Collection
With the Corona Virus pandemic going around I'm curious how many of you collect rent via online methods. I am a relatively small owner of a 4 unit & a 2 unit that I manage myself so I don't have the scale to buil...
Celeste Cuervo
Can my tenant withhold rent for civil code violation?
My last tenant owes me for two weeks rent. He claims that I did not provide a safe environment in violation of California Civil Code re. the free of vermin wording.I dropped off my cat at the house without a flea coll...
Lily Sellers
Mortgage Lender wont let me refinance equity. Options?
Got pre-approved for another investment property for only 200k (not much in my market) But, I have more than enough equity in one of my other properties that would cover more than enough for the difference I want to s...
Herm M.
What to do with a high BPO?
What tactics can be used to get a property after it's been BPO'd for full FMV??
Have the listing agent tell the bank that the BPO is off?
Type up a letter to the lender and show them low comps? Request a new BPO?
Jason Foy
Should I always get landlord insurance on every house?
Is it a straight yes, we should always have landlord insurance, or there is another basis depending on the equity/geographics/law that makes a landlord choose whether to have it and reduce their cash flow or leave it ...
George Moehlenhoff
Kitchen?
So you walk into a house, know you want to completely redo the kitchen. What ballpark price do you assume for flooring, cabs, countertops, appliances... the whole deal?