Theresa Merkel
What should I do with my primary residence?
I am 40 and I own a home in SW Florida. I will have owned this current home for 5 years next month. If I put it on the market as of today, I’d probably walk away with $60,000-$70,000. My current mortgage is 30 year 4%...
Brian Knox
How to handle hurricane effects.
How is it typically handled if a storm like Hurricane Irma damages a rental property or creates an extended power outage for a tenant?In other words, do I as the landlord need to put them up in a hotel or find alterna...
Joe Ebanks
How to make sure of clean title before bidding at online auction
I am interested in bidding on property at an online website. Im trying to make sure the title of the property i want is clean. It is an akron OH, summit county. How can I research this information online so I can safe...
Pedro Gonzalez
Can Someone Tell Me What Is Going On with AIG?
The Federal Reserve has provided AIG $160 Billion dollars. Is it possible that the government fears that dirty secrets would come out if the insurance giant goes under. I have a couple of questions
1. How has the bai...
Mike Montanye
Insurance for Rental Property
We are under contract for an out of state turnkey rental. Trying to gather insurance quotes.What advice could you offer?What should I be looking for? What should I add/leave out?What deductible would be best?Should I ...
Chris Lawlor
Seller Financing 101??? Help
Hi FolksWould appreciate your help and advice. We are looking into engaging with a seller that is know to the family. We would like to suggest a seller financing situation to them. The property is one side of a duplex...
Dominique C.
Take over property or not (deed issue)
HelloHoping someone can help with this answer before digging in deep. I have an elderly ill father with two mentally handicap brothers in the state of Florida. He wants to bequeath his home to me so that my brothers...
Mike Hanneman
Multifam cash flow
I know this is subjective to a multitude of different things, but is there a number that you experienced investors look for monthly cash flow? 4unit -$300, 8 unit- $500, etc...I have a couple properties in mind but I'...
Carlton Ellis
A Different Kind Of Bird Dog Agreement
There have been several discussions throughout Bigger Pockets.com about the legality of providing property locating services or "Bird Dogging" for REI's. I was thinking about this issue this morning and came up with a...
Dan Dennhardt
Use family member's HELOC for rate arbitrage?
Hey BP community - looking for some feedback on this idea... I'm in the process of buying an investment property outside the US (Cayman Islands), for which I can get a (US Prime + %0.50) variable loan from the local b...