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Hi BP,My husband and I purchased our first rental property and have been renovating it. It's a twin that was built in 1928 and has existing hardwood (or it may be softwood one contractor mentioned?) floors that are cu...
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I know that I would have to pay UBIT if I BORROWED to purchase a property in my SD 401k using a participating loan. But is there any restriction regarding UBIT or other aspects if I were to MAKE a participating loan f...
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Is it home owner's insurance, or liability insurance, or both? With an umbrella policy is that three separate things?
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Hey Guys,This is my first "HELP!" post...glad to have a great place to ask for help!I own a SFH in Broken Arrow, OK and when I purchased it the inspector noted some standing water under the house but no damage had bee...
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This is somewhat of an embarrassing question, but what are the exact steps in the home buying process? A simple timeline would be very beneficial to help me gain some clarity on what exactly I need to do at various st...
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Hi to all the agents reading this. I'm from MA and will be taking my salesperson license test tomorrow (Oct 3). While I've taken plenty of practice exams, studied very hard, and feel confident going in to it, I was ju...
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I've heard Brandon and David talk about having a clear tenant screening criteria. I have a 4 unit rental property in Lincoln, NE. I am open to accepting tenants with vouchers, or Section 8. I am wondering what is a...
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So I'm working on creative financing ideas to start acquiring properties without the ability to get conventional financing. The thing is all of the properties I want are under 100K. They aren't BRR's either. Pretty tu...
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Hi all,I recently flipped a property in Decatur, Georgia. The buyer has sent a demand letter and is threatening to sue if I do not reimburse them for a new sewer line they installed about a month after the closing. Th...
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I have an offer out for the property I'm exchanging and the appraisal just came back $50k lower than my offer. The seller is not willing to budge on the price. Is there anyway I can identify another property, or do ...