Hello Everyone,I recently had an apartment put up for rent and have been going through the process of looking at potential tenants. I got a lady who came to look at the apartment. She kept on talking about how she lov...

I've been working with a contractor on some renovations and they are threatening to take me to court.  We do not have any signed contracts in place.  What we have is a good spreadsheet with a list of tasks, and as the...

Has anyone requested an appraisal to resolve an insurance payment dispute on a claim?  (IE: If your contractor's estimate to complete repairs far exceeds what the insurance adjuster approves and the insurer won't budg...

Hi guys,will you please be so kind and let me know if its a wise thing to do to have an umbrella liability policy covering my personal assets (car, my house) plus my real estate investments (rentals) ?If I have an umb...

Hello all,I have a quick scenario that may be a bit confusing, but stay with me.
I live in Arizona.Ex wife lives in Florida.My ex wife and I own a house in NC. I am the ONLY one on the mortgage. We are both on the de...

I'm selling my house FSBO and the buyer gave me an earnest money check made out to me. For whatever dumb reason, I held it and didn't deposit it for a few weeks.Right after I attempted to deposit it, the buyer backed ...

Installment #4 - Insurance Issues For the Real Estate Investor Deductibles:This is an area of much debate and confusion so let's clarify some things.Simply stated, the higher your deductible, the lower your premium. I...

AI can do driving for dollars and it's 102.3X - 300X more efficient than manually or virtually driving for dollars... follow the math below:
The major difference between manually (or virtually) driving for dollars, a...

I'm researching some interesting private lending deals, and I'm a little unclear how this particular piece works.  I'm going to speak to an attorney, of course, but I'm trying to prepare myself a little bit even for t...

Hello Bigger Pockets community.  I recently had a very bad flooring contractor experience I wanted to share.  Lesson I learned, DO NOT make final payment until you have approved the work and are happy with it!!!  DO N...