Rachel Luoto
Freaked out, applicant says will sue
Hi! First time I’ve had an applicant threaten to sue. We said we could overlook credit with good landlord references, last landlord had documented that they owe a balance from withholding rent, so we denied. Tenant di...
Kyle O'Donnell
Forbearance ending. Opportunity?
The CARES act ends on June 21, 2021. Federally backed loans (FHA, VA) will resume payments and I’m sure many borrowers will default. Are we on the precipice of serious opportunity? Short sales, foreclosures? What stra...
Serena Tillman
Best Housing Market - Out of State Rentals
Hi all!My name is Serena Tillman and I’m new to Bigger Pockets. During this pandemic and social distancing, my hope is to truly grasp REI as much as possible to start the process of purchasing my first property at the...
John Carbone
Warning for STR Pumpers
I’ve mentioned over the past few years to be careful how you pump and promote short term rentals to people in search of real estate. As I said before, when people take loses, they file lawsuits at anyone associated.Di...
Nick Jacaruso
AirBnB????
Hello fellow BPs! As a new member this is my very first post on the forums; with many more to come I hope, I'd like to say hello!With all that I have been learning about multi-family rentals, I came across AirBnB and ...
Benjamin Zwiebel
How low below the asking price is to low to offer?
TL;DR: I want to offer on a few properties but the number that works for is well be low asking price. Like 30% lower than asking. Other than the risk of rejection is there any down side to offering? My market is prett...
Amir Saeed
Section 8 Insulation Question
HelloI have a row house in Baltimore that I am rehabbing. My intention is to rent it for section 8. While putting the new ceilings (dry wall) I have noticed that there is no insulation present between the roof and whe...
Julie Kern
First Deal: SFR or Student Rental?? - Brainstorming
We have a contract on our first deal as of today (see http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1548... for details).Our original plan was to rent this out as a SFR. But over the last 24 hours, I started wonderin...
Mark Alexander
MARKET CRASH - Thoughts?
Let me start off by saying that I am no means making an excuse to not invest in real estate. I am actually looking to make my first purchase (house-hacking) within the year. Here is what triggers me though:My full-tim...
Kevin Stearns
Information on index universal life insurance for retirement
Does anyone have any idea where to go to get set up with an IUL? Do you think using an IUL is a good part of a retirement strategy? Thank you for your input.