Matt Huber
Lots of Applicants: How to choose?
Hey all,Total newbie here.We're getting set to rent our house in the Sacramento, CA area. I posted an ad on CL a couple days ago and have received about six replies so far. We will be ready to show the property on Sun...
Andy Bondhus
Could our occupancy limit be considered discrimination?
Texas code Sec. 92.010 says: the maximum number of adults that a landlord may allow to occupy a dwelling is three times the number of bedrooms in the dwelling. So that would be 9 adults for a 3 bedroom unit. If I w...
Matthew Conner
Legality of renting 1 br apartment to single mom with 2 kids - PA
Hi,I'm in a new situation to me. I have a 1 bedroom apartment in Pennsylvania I'm renting out and a potential applicant that is a single mom with 2 kids under 2. Qualifications aside, is it legal to rent to her? I kno...
Greg Koszkul
Purchasing a Single family with a line of credit?
What are your thoughts on purchasing a SFH with credit? This would be using credit for the down payment rather than cash. For someone with limited funds up front, what are the negative impacts this can have, assuming ...
Jon Blackburn
Mortgage limits apply to refinances?
I understand that it starts getting difficult after 4 conventional mortgages, and you’re capped at 10. Stupid question - does this include/apply to refinancing as well?
Brad Ernst
Few FHA loan questions
Hello everyone,
I had a few questions about FHA loans. First of all, is it possible to partner with someone while using a FHA loan? For example my partner and I both have our names on the property but he would be the...
Tony Gos
Cash Out Refi
I'd like to buy a residence with a margin loan secured by a stock portfolio. However, due to the variable rate, I'd like to be able to refinance it as a conventional mortgage down the road. One of the advantages to ...
Sherwin Vargas
Tenant Possibly lied on rental application?
Not sure what to do or if It even Matters. But here is the situation. I am renting out a single family home. I ran background checks and screened the tenants they seem like good people. Today I am preparing and organi...
Lucas Lane
House Rental question from a tenant
so until the very now, I thought there is no score or reporting
agency that provides your rental history, and I haven't pulled mine yet,
but it seems I am screwed.
So it all started from
pandemic, so 3 month ...
Kevin Kaczmarek
Landlording Best Practices
I would love to hear from the BP community what they believe are best practices of being a landlord? We are in the process of updating our documentation and procedures, and I want to make sure we are not missing anyth...