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My grandfather passed at the end of August with a reverse mortgage in excess of $850k on his home that was recently appraised at $585k. HUD has informed us that they'll accept a short sale for 95% ($557k). I had the t...
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I've been told that some people will charge first AND last month's rent (in addition to deposit) for higher risk tenant. For example I have one now that has terrible credit but they are blaming their ex-spouse for th...
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I'm not sure where I should have posted this question, but here it goes. I want to add an addition to my personal residence, but I would need to get a variance because I will be too close to the property line. I bel...
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Does anyone have a good contractor recommendation in the Nashville area? I would like to get an estimate on adding an additional bedroom and bathroom to my current home. Thanks in advance!
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Greetings to everyone. Hope we're all heading to a great weekends.As some of you probably know, I started a follow-along-my-flip post for local beginners here.This one meant to be a branched off post for them, and an...
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I am new to RE and have been doing research for the past 4 months. I am Military and deployed to Korea, but I know this time next year I will begin buying houses in Killeen Texas. I know I want to begin with single ...
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I am currently seeking my first property and sometimes wonder if the layout and/or additions were permitted. Is there any way, in addition to asking your buyer's Agent, to confirm this on your own?
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Hello BP family, My partner and I are looking for experienced investors to help kick start our investment strategies. We have immersed ourselves in education and are wanting to establish funding relationships as wel...
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Hi all,I wanted to ask folks on the forum some advice about an issue we found out today.We purchased a rental property in Riverside County in Southern CA in 2013. This was a foreclosure, so we never met the previous o...
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Hello Everyone! My name is Rayshawn Kosie-Williams and I am a fairly new investor. I was able to purchase my first townhome 6 months ago in this crazy market and have recently started listening to the BiggerPockets po...