Corey Barnes
Pre-foreclosure experience anyone??
Essentially, the previous owner has passed on, His family is in a distressed financial situation. The previous owner passed without a will or trust, so the property is intestate.
The family couldn't afford a probate ...
Dan Auciello
Would you pay for a list of private lenders?
Just like the title says would you pay for a list of private lenders. I am trying to find a private lender to fund a deal I located in Florida and I have seen a few sites that require a fee to buy there list. I just ...
Ana Hyler
HELP ! Water bill in my sixplex is over $2000
Hi all - I'm literary sick to my stomach as I'm really frustated at this issue. My bill from the last month and a half came in at a little over $2000 ...my normal bill is in the $200's....come to find out...one tenant...
Emily Holbrook
Property management fees -- do these look average/fair?
Hello,I recently purchased my first rental property -- a 3/1 SFH in Detroit. These are the fees my property management company supplied in its contract. I'm curious if these seem reasonable/fair. Any thoughts are appr...
Julia J
Trash rental
One of my tenants complained that wild animals (raccoons maybe) mess with his trash and that he tried everything and it didn't work. What should I do? Hire somebody to trap them?
It must be expensive and as long as t...
Tony Tran
Maintenance Every Other Day
BP Family,Have you ever had a tenant that always calling you to do a maintenance? Or consistently finds a problem for minor repairs? What have you done differently to reduce the numbers of complaints that something th...
Luis Cabus
Elderly man who owns his house for 70 years.
Hello BP, My name is Luis J Cabus. My background is in nursing and still have not done a deal just yet. I took care of an elderly man in his house at one time and he has gotten better but we kept in touch and i to see...
Matthew Paul
Stupid things TENANTS say or complain about
I have a decent single truck driver as a tenant . His girlfriend calls about a clogged toilet . On the holiday weekend . The tenant is on the road and the girlfriend is "watching " the place . I tell her I am out of...
Dell J.
DIY. Replacing toilet. Advice needed
I bought a house. In the process of fixing it up. I wanted to do some DIY.
In one of the units you can smell the sewer gases when the toilet flushes. I decided to change the toilet and wax ring to fix this.
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Derek Cavanaugh
Canadian Financing Trends
Not sure if this is the right section but I wanted to share some trends I am noticing in the Canadian mortgage market place CMHC insured rates are really low for owner occupied, with rates as low as 1.64% and commerci...