Xavier Wofford
nightmare in Virginia Beach, VA
Good afternoon BP,I recently just purchased my first condo in the Hampton roads area in February 2016 and for the first two months everything was amazing.....come May anything that could go wrong did. I planned for ...
Inna Young
Illegal Tenant in the Property Purchased
On August 29, 2019, my friends had a closing on theirs new investment property. Right after the closing they tried to get in and discovered the original lock had been removed. They found parts of the old lock on the...
Melissa R.
Who's Responsible for Flooding Damage - Toilet Overflow?
Hi all,I'm putting this out to the community for thoughts because this is a first for me as the landlord/manager of a small (< 800sf) San Francisco condo rental. The toilet tank in the condo unit overflowed and wa...
Shashank Gokhale
Contract law for buying real estate
Im in Texas, but this pertains to any state. Is it necessary to use the real estate contract that the state provides or can you make up your own contract?
As long as both parties agree to and sign a contract, then...
Joshua Dorkin
News Corp to Acquire Move for $950 Million
After the Trulia / Zillow merger announcement of a few months back, this one is easily the second most significant in real estate this year.In push to diversify, News Corp. buying Move for $950 millionWhat implication...
Jordan Archer
VERY OLD sellers...good or bad?
Hello BP,
I'm new to the site, and as a matter of fact this will be my introductory post!
I'm very interested in RE, and wanted to start out by buying a duplex, so I could live in half and rent out the other. I'm cu...
Allen L.
What are the liabilities of hiring someone without workers comp?
I work with a handyman guy who has general liability insurance but I don't think he has worker's comp. What am I exposing myself to liability wise? He does all sorts of interior and exterior work and inspect homes for...
Christy Glenn
Any advice before we become landlords???
Hello BP Members, Any advice is welcomed before we become landlords. Thanks!Christy Glenn
Josh L.
How do you know if your SFH is Class A, B, or C?
I need to update my place when the tenant moves out, but I'm not sure to what degree I need to upgrade it as that will depend on what Class it belongs to. But, I'm not sure how to identify what class my property would...
Adam Burrows
How to Avoid "Piercing the Corporate Veil?"
I have a Series LLC I use to collect income for my consulting business, but the income goes to my personal checking account. If I created a child series to hold an investment property (not collects rents though, just ...