Spencer Shapiro
Made a Mistake Trying to House Hack
I had lived in a SFH for 4 years. Then, in order to generate more income and also move closer to work, I decided to sell my house and move into a 4 unit MF in a city where I live in 1 unit. I just moved in and 4 days ...
Craig Palmer
We bought a house, cant move in but 2 days after our lease ends.
So we bought a house. Our lease ends April 30th at our duplex while construction is wrapping up on our new home. Original move in date was April 28th. Due to some storms we are looking closer to May 2nd.Despite months...
Donna Paget
Emptying the septic tank
Hey Big Pocketers!I need some advice on what to do with a problem with my tenant and the septic tank. When this renter moved in last year, I had the septic tank emptied. I usually only do this every 3 years or so. She...
Herm M.
How much can someone charge on a loan mod?
A lot of us short-sale flippers have the same goal: to find as many listings as possible. But we all run into people who aren't willing to short-sale their property, and they would like to attempt a loan mod.
I haven...
Account Closed
TRAPPED in a Bad House Hacking Situation due to COVID-19 Laws
I decided to try house hacking with my first Duplex, I'm living on the top unit and renting out the bottom unit. I rented the other unit out on a month-to-month basis in the beginning of March, right before the corona...
Kyle Mitchell
Seller will not provide bank statements in due diligence
Hi everyone,Has anyone come across the seller not providing bank statements during due diligence? Is this a red flag or something that is common? Just looking to see how hard I should be pushing on this issue.Thanks...
Pedro Jose Villaroman
HELP!!! About to loose money in a JV deal..
Hello BP im a newbie in RE and i entered in a JV contract with another newbie to purchase a historic SFR in Fairmont Heights MD using a hard money lender and closed on October 2018. Our JV agreement is im paying for t...
Jason W.
Dealing with tenants and management company
We are stuck in a situation that keeps repeating itself. We have a rental property in a high demand area. Houses in this area do not go on the market very often and a lot of our tenants try to exhaust/frustrate us int...
Vince Gethings
Having trouble refinancing using the BRRRR because of DTI
Hi BP folks, I am looking for some creative ideas to refinance an SFR I just BRR'd. Here is the back story. I have a fourplex and a duplex that I bought last fall (2016) both are fully occupied. I wanted to try the BR...
Mark Wikkerink
Best locks for rental
HiWe are renovating a duplex, and we get to pick our own hardware, etc. I am thinking about which locks to go with, and wondering if anyone can offer advice. I would like the ability to re-key the locks myself, and I ...