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Account Closed What's NOT working in landlord insurance
4 October 2022 | 8 replies

Hi everyone, I work for a new carrier focused on rental apartments (single and multi-family properties).
We're on a mission to create a better insurance product for landlords/real estate investors. 
What do you thin...

Thomas Williamson So I get the dreaded phone call, I mean text message...
25 November 2013 | 30 replies

Sunday evening while finally sitting down to relax and watch a little football, I get a frantic text from one of my tenants, "Call me now please." So, before I could call her, another text comes in, "I really need...

Dominic Bailey Are IUL insurance plans a scam?
28 November 2022 | 29 replies

I recently signed up for iul. However now I'm hearing stories that they may be a scam or some type of pyramid scheme. Does anyone have any experience with them

Steve Sorensen Home Depot mid-level quality carpet suggestions
15 December 2021 | 13 replies

Looking to put carpet in a couple bedrooms in an AirBNB. They rent the entire house and I do month-long rentals so I don't want to go with bottom of the barrel carpet which is what I was planning to do at first. Anyon...

Bethany S. New member from Long Island, NY
7 March 2019 | 7 replies

Hello all! My name is Bethany and I am a lifelong Long Island resident, living with my husband and 4 year old daughter. I have been reading the BP forums and various investing books over the last couple of months. I h...

David Krulac Most Insurance doesn't cover 6 claims...
10 March 2015 | 12 replies

NOT covered by insurance:1.  FLOODS, can be covered by separate FEMA flood insurance but not by home owner or rental policies.2. EARTHQUAKES3. SEWER BACKUPS4.  PESTS rodents and bugs5. SINKHOLES6.  MOLDMany of these c...

Peter Aziz Problem with the 50% Rule
13 December 2016 | 12 replies

Hello, BP! I hope everybody's doing well around here. In thinking through the 50% Rule, and modeling it out in my spreadsheets, I am finding myself very uncomfortable using it. Here is the hurdle that I'm mentally up ...

Sue Matt Painting Brand/ Cost
29 April 2016 | 17 replies

I was curious to find out what brand  of paint everyone is using in their flips and rentals.I have seen some contractors getting $60/gallon paint from sherwin williams for $15.I am thinking because of the volume they ...

Tom Jensen Whole Life Insurance as a Foundation for Real Estate Investing
4 June 2024 | 221 replies

I’ve recently come across the concept of “personal banking” through “overfunding” whole life insurance policies and leveraging the cash value to buy assets.In theory it sounds like a can’t loose situation. You have a...

Shane Barrows When to buy whole life insurance
21 September 2017 | 21 replies

Ok so I grasp how whole life works.
But in order to use it correctly should I have a lump some ready to put in on first payment.
Example 50k policy 4% return 2k first payment required monthly after that is $35
So...