Bud Dwyer
Banks with less security restrictions
I was wondering if any of you have a bank that is more investor friendly than my current one. This is the second escrow I've had to push back because they refuse to wire money over $5k online. They keep trying to ge...
Jennifer Borkenhagen
Real estate school or don't bother?
Hello! I'm Jennifer and am so new to this forum but have been listening to BP podcasts for about 2 months and have decided to throw out a question.
My employer has a tuition reimbursement program where I can go to sc...
Ronald Vik
Palatine Illinois house hack and Brrrr.
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $250,000
Cash invested: $90,000
I purchased this property as a primary residence. We lived through the complete ov...
Neil Rivera Llena
Real estate investing Best Practicies
Hello BP friends, Do Share those great ideas and life experiences! If someone wants to get started in becoming a real estate investor, makes around $50-60k per year, and has saved $10k, but doesn't want to house hack,...
Christina Banker
Handy.com asked me to go through home insurance first before they approve a claim
Hi there,I purchased a floating TV stand from Wayfair and hired the Wayfair partner handy.com to install it. Unfortunately, the TV stand fell off the wall, damaging the whole TV stand, PS4 Pro, and drywall. It was app...
Kenneth Hynes
Tax implications of new roof claim / settlement
BP Community I am researching how to handle my situation on my taxes. Background last year had some hail damage to one of my rental properties. PM looked at, called in estimator and said needed to repair / replace...
Latricia Frazier
Buy and hold fixer upper
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $5,000
Cash invested: $30,000
Completely remodeled 3/1 1072sqft
What made you interested in investing in t...
Benjamin Borum
Residentially listed, commercially zoned
I am 2 weeks from closing and the appraiser informed me that the SFH in Florida I’m in contract with is zoned strictly for commercial use. This resulted in my residential loan getting denied. Does anyone have any sugg...
Javier Torres
Fix n flip financing
Here is my situation. 720-ish FICO. $30k cash. Based in Oregon. Looking to begin my journey in fix n flips. I've done research in finding and analyzing properties so I feel somewhat comfortable in that regard.Here is ...
Yolanda W Cuevas
Where to draw the line? Tenant Wants to Take Over
Where should I draw the line? Always, a few days before rent is due I get a maintenance request.My tenant is a self-described handy person and he also works in an appliance repair and sales shop. He is the first tenan...