Patrick Senas
HELP!! Market Rent Appraisal LOW, contingency already removed
I need advice!! On Aug 3, I removed all contingencies because my loan officer said that everything checked out on the appraisal he received from the VA. He wasn't allowed to show the appraisal until the VA "cleared" i...
Ryan Pearson
Seller won't hand over property vacant, Red Flags?
I just went under contract on a row home property in Philadelphia. It's a 3 bedroom 1 bath SFH with current tenants paying on a month to month lease. Seller is requesting cash offers only and 30 days or sooner on cl...
Jason Burton
Turnkey properties
Hey BP just looking for more information about turnkey deals. I'm in the military so I am moving a lot and have limited time off to travel back and forth to visit properties and do landlording myself so I've determine...
Rob C.
Is it really that important to hire contractors that are insured?
From what I've read in the forums it seems that conventional wisdom here is it's best to hire only contractors & handymen that are insured. I adopted this perspective when I started as a landlord as I tend to trus...
Jonathan C.
Traveling Nurse Rentals
Hi BP,I did a general search in the forums for traveling nurse rentals, but want to get feedback from the SJ area.I have a SFH and was thinking about renting some of the rooms to traveling nurses. Does anyone have exp...
Micah Ng
Torontonians who can't afford to invest here, where do you go?
What title said.I can't afford anything here. I'm looking at other cities nearby that may be more affordable.Any other Toronto-based investors who invest elsewhere? Where do you invest?
Isi Nau
New STR Law in Honolulu
Honolulu recently passed a bill that gives some pretty intimidating enforcement teeth to an existing law, which takes effect Aug. 1st. The existing law states that STRs are only allowed in Resort zones or if the unit...
Cynthia Walker
Credit score 600, have 20% Downpymt,over 100k salary but DECLINED
Very frustrated... we have fair-poor credit, excellent employment, and want to buy a house $399k, can put up to 20% down, buying a primary residence, but cannot get even a pre-approval letter. What are we doing wrong...
Michael C.
Types of Homes for Rentals
Just started my third book that was recommended through this site "Rental houses for the successful small investor". I did notice it was written in 1999 so I'll take parts of it with a grain of salt but expect the o...
Scott Trench
Getting Started In Real Estate With NO money? What is the Reality here?
A question that comes up ALL THE TIME on BiggerPockets is this: "How do I get started in Real Estate without any money?" I think that it's fantastic that people are ambitious and want to change their lives for the be...