Cody Harmon
Switching property from primary to investment
Hello BP,I have been lurking here for some time, and I have found this community invaluable. I recently got an interest in real estate investing. I purchased my first property about 8 months ago, and had a new opportu...
Adam Farmelo
Buying a principal residence while renting a personal apartment
Hi all,My girlfriend and I recently moved to a new area, (Elmira, NY) and at the time when we moved we figured that it would be better for us to rent an apartment rather than buy a house. So we signed a 1 year lease a...
David Santana
Need Help with a H.E.L.O.C.
Trying to get a H.E.L.O.C. but I'm running into some problems. The property is Puerto Rico and I'm a resident of the State of Florida. The Bank in Florida won't give me the H.E.L.O.C because of the property in Puert...
Grant Francke
Buildium Users: Buildium Public Site vs Personal Website
For those with using Buildium for property management software, do you use Buildium's public site or do you use a website you have made and maintain?I'm currently using a website that I created 4 years ago, posting va...
Irving Vizcaino
Bathroom Ceiling Mold Issue
Hello BP Community,I was informed yesterday about a ceiling mold issue in the first floor bathroom's shower. The second floor bathroom is stacked above it. I was hoping to get suggestions and/or contractor referral in...
Dave Meyer
Questions for On The Market panel
What questions do you have for us? We'll be picking topics from the OTM crowd in coming episodes to answer on the show. We're looking for topic questions that apply to a wide variety of listeners -- so, unfortunately ...
AJ Wong
How to get a mortgage or home loan for investment property in Puerto Rico from the US
I've been a mortgage broker twice as long as I've been a surfer but I think the professional experience might truly be about to pay off! lol I'm originally from South Florida and buying an investment property near sur...
Deepak Jebar
Need help with a 1031 exchange
Hi all, I am a new BP member, mostly trying to read up and getting my way around on the site.I moved from New Jersey last July and rented out my condo - making it a rental property. I bought a home here in Kirkland an...
Nico Doss
HELOC or Cash-out Refi on Properties in Texas.
Hi all,Two Scenarios--1. I am looking to do a HELOC on a rental property in Dallas, TX; however, I do not live in TX. A bank that does HELOCs told me they could not do my HELOC because I had more than two rental prop...
Jordan Love
Buying retail vs wholesale / financing
I wanted to get some professional opinions concerning my recent and future real estate transactions. To give you a brief background, I work at a large mortgage company as a loan officer here in the Dallas area. Given ...