Naveen Kumar
LTV on rate and term refinance
I have a quick question on rate and term refinance:If I buy a 100k property with a private mortgage of 90k, and the property appraises at 100k, will the bank be ok with a rate and term refinance loan for 90k, or will ...
Adrian Ede
Tenant Incentive for Property Maintenance
Hey there, my duplex is currently tenanted with a retired gentleman upstairs, and I'm working on getting the lower unit tenanted asap. For the first year I have handled the Grass Cutting and Snow Shovelling myself. ...
Jason Wu
Question about Knoxville STR permit
Hey Knoxville investors!
Just wondering if anyone actually gets caught by the city when operating STR without the permit? Any suggestions for non-resident investors to get the permit?
Mike Fontaine
Massachusetts Tenant wants to pay 9 months up front
So we are showing an apartment and a tenant came back clear but she wants to pay 9 months worth of rent upfront immediately. I tried looking up any problems with this on mass.gov but couldn't find a thing. Could anyon...
Brandon Eleazer
Direct mail marketing decisions
Hello BP,
Among other criteria, I am targeting homeowners with >50% equity in the Philadelphia area. Should I be mailing yellow postcards to owner occupied or non-owner occupied properties?
I noticed...
Eric Doud
Capital gains tax
several years ago my parent build a cabin in Montana that they estimate is worth and would sell for 750,000 to 800,000. This is there primary residence, and are married so they would be able to keep the first 500,000 ...
Ivan Shao
"Decontrol" the rent control in Hudson County NJ
Good morning, BP community !! I am going to submit an offer to a 2 families house w/ finished basement in Hudson County NJ. Both units are occupied. One of the tenant is paying under market rent ( whom had been liv...
Tony H Truong
Need help on how to approach pre-foreclosure home owners
Hello everyone!My name is tony I am a new real estate investor, I recently just sent out yellow letters targeting pre-foreclosure in Portland Oregon. I was Hopeing if I could use creative financing to obtain the prope...
Stuart M.
Expense Real Estate Taxes on Sched A before in-service?
Can you put the real estate taxes on your schedule A while the property is undergoing renovations, before the property is placed in-service? I was under the impression that you cannot, that they must be added to the ...
David Jiang
Rental applicant wants a copy of my driver's license?
I'm wondering if anyone here has run into this and if so, how you dealt with it.I'm currently listing a rental as a private landlord and not getting a lot of hits except one applicant with solid scores and income. The...