Carlo D.
To furnish, or not to furnish
I'm about to close on my first rental property in NYC. I plan to do some cosmetic upgrades after then rent it out. Is it better to rent it out furnished or unfurnished?
Jason Charter
Best use of cash out refinance funds- how much needed to start
We are in process of closing on a cash out refinance. We will have $235,000 to work with when said and done. Our current home needs a lot of remodeling. We are hoping to accomplish that as well as get into our first B...
Nat C.
Roach infested unit with no window
My friend is currently staying with me because her unit is unihabital, yet she's still paying mid full rent. We went to view the property around 10 Feb and the place was utterly trashed as the previous tenant had just...
Tim Hunte
Renting Rooms Instead of the SFH
Good day, I was approached by somone the other day about renting rooms in Philadlephia. Can someone give me some insight on Room Rentals in the Philadelphia area and what are the current stipulations and does this fo...
Thomas J. Budka
HELOC Down Payment Advice
I know this has been discussed and I have read a few of the posts in the forums but my answer still has not been answered. In speaking with a friend, he mentioned using a HELOC from my primary residence to put money d...
Brittany Rhodes
Asking about Mortgage
How do I handle a situation where someone is being difficult about giving mortgage information over the phone or in general?
Mike Day
Is Airbnb's liability protection enough?
So I'm going to be renting out a condo in California on Airbnb. Condos are difficult and expensive to insure here. The HOA offers enough protection for the unit itself and Airbnb claims to offer $1m liability protecti...
Claudia Jurado
How can I build some wealth?
I have two properties with about 250K in equity between the two. One is a single family home where I live with my family and the other is a rental two family home. We are in Westchester County NY which tends to be on ...
George Fredriksen
Renters Arrest for Burglary in Neighborhood.
Hello, I am a new landlord and 2 months into my first tenants lease his 16 year old son was caught and arrested for breaking and entering a neighbors home. He was caught VIA video footage. I did a background check on ...
Joe Davis
Double Close Transactional Funding
Hey BP'ers,We have always used transactional funding for our "frontside" contracts ensuring we don't need to assign a contract or use the and/or assigns verbiage on the contract. We have always felt that it shows a st...