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Mario Russo Home Warranty Programs
28 July 2020 | 17 replies

Hi BP, My wife and I own a townhome rental property. Recently our water heater went out (it was 25 years old) and it looks like it may be about $1100 or so to replace. This got me thinking about using a home warranty ...

Charlie Huynh Starting Out in the SF Bay Area
21 February 2013 | 22 replies

Hey everyone, I've decided to get into real estate investing and have started to do a ton of due diligence and research on the topic. I have gained a lot of information here on BP and wanted to thank all the contribu...

Jim Goebel How many have been burned when paying a Contractor 50% upfront?
26 November 2022 | 35 replies

Just wondering ...I had a recent bad experience with a plumber that somehow convinced me that the 50% upfront and 50% at end was on the up and up.

Carrie Pledger Tenant clearly does not want us inside
5 September 2014 | 12 replies

My tenant makes a lot of excuses to not let my handyman to come in. They give us instructions to make an appointment during 10-11 sometime next week and to call an hour before to see if it is OK..and it still hasn't b...

Kyle Keller Paying a mortgage broker a few to find the mortgage?
18 January 2022 | 11 replies

Fee* (not few)So I've never gotten a commercial loan before, I'm wondering if other people have experience with this. The mortgage broker is asking for a few payed from us the buyer for finding the mortgage. Ive dealt...

Chris Marshall Looking for money, Vice President of our bank lied to us.
19 October 2017 | 19 replies

I need money advice, here's the situation. The banker my family uses and the one we used to get some money out of the equity in our house when we first were gifted it, told me we were pre approved for a loan to do a f...

Christian Hall "Cash for Keys" vs. Eviction
3 January 2020 | 12 replies

Hi BP,I've had a tenant for about six months who has typically paid on time. However, she has run into some hard times and is now behind on rent by $1,890. ($840 remaining for Dec 2019 + $1,050 owed for Jan 2020 = $1,...

Jennifer Baldassari Closing On Our First Property! No Contracts in Place! Help :)
14 August 2022 | 14 replies

Hey Bigger Pockets,My husband and I are closing on our first rental property, a duplex.  The former owner was pretty much hands off and let the property manager run the show (to the ground).  Currently, both sides are...

Melissa Robbins Wood rot on recently purchased SFH invesment - KCMO
27 October 2021 | 39 replies

Investors - I'm torn on making a decision here and am curious how some of you would handle this situation. 
For starters, here is my background.  I am a new investor in KCMO, but live in Denver. I bought three SFHs a...

Don Konipol Actual Questions I’ve Been Asked by Borrowers/Brokers
2 July 2024 | 18 replies

Actual Questions I’ve Been Asked by Borrowers/Brokers
1. My client is worth over a billion dollars. How quickly can you make him a $25,000 loan?
2. Do you lend 150% of appraised value?
3. How much down payment do I...