Liz F
Would you rent to a Pit Bull owner?
I have a prospective tenant who is moving to our area to work as an air traffic controller. He seems very responsible, but he has a pit bull. The dog seems very friendly but I am afraid to be opening myself up to li...
Christian Malesic
Did Obama EARN the Nobel?
I will start with two simple questions:
Are we at war?
Is President Obama the Commander in Chief?
William Hall
Follow Up to Legal Issue Post
Last week, I posted a question about a somewhat complicated legal issue surrounding a DOT that was part of my father's estate that never got recorded, then the debtor/prior owner was able to go back, refi the property...
Kristine Eickman
Fraud going to walk away with escrow money
So this is going to be long so I apologize.We own a short-term vacation rental that we are in the process of selling. About 3 weeks in we got a full price offer and was told by the buyers agent it was going to be a ca...
Sarah Buchanan
What can we legally ask in screening a felon? (sex offender)
I had a potential tenant contact me and ask if I accept felons. I have read that it's illegal (discrimination) to flat out say "no felons" so I asked what the crime was. He said "sex offender, 16 years ago when I wa...
Account Closed
Zillow officially enters the house flipping business...
The full story is on Bloomberg.com here: Zillow wants to flip your house should you want to read all the details.For those with TLDR syndrome the gist of it is:Zillow has now joined the ranks of high tech real estate ...
Robert Jackson
Is this statement used to turn down Section 8 really legal?
HI everyone, So I have noticed a trend among some of my fellow property owners here in Los Angeles, California. As you may know, it is illegal to deny someone the opportunity to apply for a unit simply because they ha...
Yonah Weiss
What are you Grateful for this Thanksgiving?
There is so much to be grateful for I don't know where to begin. We take so much for granted in life, especially living in the USA and having access to so much knowledge and choices.
I am very grateful for this BP co...
Sarah Purdum
How soon after closing escrow can you get a cashout refi?
Hi guys! A little about me, I have been lurking around BP for about a year, listening to the podcasts and reading blog posts. I saved up some money over the last couple years and just put an offer for 25% down on an...
Matthew Paul
How many tenants make it to a showing ?
I have a 2/1 SFH up for rent . Listed on Zillow and Marketplace . Now I am not running there every time someone wants to see it . ( too many no shows ) . So when I get a message , I answer their questions , that...