Hi everyone, wanted to see what your experience has been with home insurance costs. I own a 2-unit primary residence in Lakeview and premiums have doubled in 1 year from ~3200 to ~6500. I have 0 claims - this is stric...

My son and I are both MD General contractors who have been rehabbing houses ourselves for the last 2 years.  Now we are ramping up the business for 2017, and are looking for, you guessed it, fast reasonable priced sub...

Is this standard while applying for an FHA loan to receive an up front mortgage insurance premium and then have t pay a monthly mortgage insurance premium?  Can I negotiate this?  Am I getting ripped off?  Any thought...

Hello!I have lived in the northeast my entire life and am relocating to the West Palm Beach area within a year. I plan to house hack a multi family and am trying to learn about the unique issues that arise in this cli...

I have a neat rental property that i just bought but need some advice on best way to rent it.It is a single family 3 bedroom, 2 story house that the former tenant shared with her disabled husband. Although it has all...

I have a prospective tenant who says they are building a home and would like to pay me 6 months rent up front.
I have heard (through BP podcasts) that I should be cautious about doing so.  If he is building a home,...

There is a Wendy's for sale for $1.7 million. It has a 5.5% cap rate which is $93.5k. How can you profit since the mortgage will take almost all of that. I used online mortgage calculator and I don't get how people pr...

I have a retail property that has a vacant space listed for lease. We were approached by a Cannibas dispensary company that wants to lease it out. According to the village ordnance, our building is one of the only if ...

To those that have chosen to pay off your properties, what kind of insurance have you chosen to maintain? Do you just keep liability? Just curious what others have chosen to do.

Hello all,I've been looking around for a Duplex near where I live and came up with a few basic questions. I would like to know how close one should be from the main ''job hubs'' when looking at purchasing a MFR.For ex...