Eric Sipe
My fear, your fear, everyone's fear
Fear.Fear drives us, motivates us, and can stop us dead in our tracks if left unchecked.I'm nearing my first RE purchase and I have fear. I don't fear a bad deal. I know I am competent and will find a great deal for a...
Craig Joseph
Triplex purchase after divorce - First property
Life has thrown me few curveballs so I'm just making sure my rationale is good here...I am currently under contract for an ~2000 sq ft (total) triplex that consists of a 1br/1ba separate unit (700 sq ft) and a duplex ...
Account Closed
collections vs small claims court after eviction of dead beat tenants
Hello,
A tenant was recently evicted because they stopped paying a few months into the lease. They came from out of the city/ state and I believe that is where they returned to. The eviction was uncontested and has b...
Christopher Haile
I need your help with VA IRRRL Lenders!
Hello BP! I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. I currently have a VA loan on my primary residence at 3.75%. After getting several advertisements in the mail to refinance the loan with a VA IRRRL I decided to sta...
Marc Dufour
Use tenant deposit to repaint all walls or just patches
My tenant did several marks on the walls that cannot be removed. If I have a painter do some patches, even if there are skilled, we will see a slight difference of color.
Can I use the tenant deposit to repai...
Curtis York Jr
SFH or Trailer... PLEASE HELP!
I have a dilema and felt like this was the best place to turn for advice please do not disappoint!I am currently a teacher making around 30,000 a year on salary. My credit score is fairly low but not terrible... Anyw...
Juan David Maldonado
How do I convince my mother to turn grandmas house into a duplex?
My mother took over the delinquent tax payments in order to save her childhood home for sentimental reasons. Her idea is to fix it up and live in it ONLY. I do not know why when my sister, father and I show no interes...
Matthew T Hutson
WWYD (what would you do)
Hello BP!I have been renting out my old house for a year now and it has done me well. I've learned a lot from BP but now I need some advice about waterproofing the basement. I was well aware that water would pool in s...
Nikkiah W.
Caught in Limbo
:cry: I live in New York City and want to invest in residential real estate, buy/fix/sale. I tried being a bird dog. But this is the a very large city. I've always been beat out by more experienced aggressive large i...
Radwan Safa
Tenant Social Security Income
I finally purchased my first investment property and am in the tenant screening phase for one of the two units. The property is a duplex , 3br/1ba per unit, in a C class neighborhood. Rent is $995 with a minimum qua...