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Hey BP Fam. I own a 4BDR and 3 BR townhome that I rent out to college students. I have standard Homeowners Insurance for this property, but I'm wondering do I need a specific type of homeowners insurance since its a r...
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It surprises me how little pushback I receive from rental applicants when I ask for their social security number on my rental application. While I take care to safeguard their information and destroy it when I'm done,...
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Hey BP, I'd like to learn more about a purchase structure I don't hear about often: just a straightup option to purchase or purchase option agreement (NOT a lease option). In my mind, the agreement would look loosely ...
Hi.I'm working on my first official rehab project, therefore, I have not established private money lenders at this point. I have purchased the property with my own money and am talking with a hard money lender to fi...
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So I am military, originally out of CA so it's my "home state"/residency but very easy for me to change as I am stationed out of CA and have been for a long time.I own several properties in CA and one in WA. I had a c...
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I keep seeing posts about "you should be careful" and "you can get in a lot of trouble" for working with homeowners in foreclosure.I hear people say "some states have laws" to protect homeowners in foreclosure, and "E...
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I have or am in the process of closing on 7 SFHs this month. Two different banks, four different closing companies (because three of the sellers wanted to solely use their own companies). Each one has been an absolut...
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I'm trying to sell a property to a buyer who wants to pay cash but the $$ is tied up in an estate. The attorney will not allow her to put a mortgage on a free and clear house and he won't disperse any money until Feb...
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Any concern here amongst those of us who accept Venmo?"3) Effective July 20, 2021, users who receive payments that are identified by senders as for goods and services will be charged a seller transaction fee of 1.9% +...