Mitch H.
P-Trap Requirements on Clothes Washer Drain?
I recently had to do some research (read: cutting into the wall) on my clothes washer drain. I found that there is no p-trap, either in the wall or below grade in the crawl space. The washer plumbing drains straight...
Brent Bialik
Why is real estate a "game of telephone"?
We're in the process of buying a new private residence and, as in the past, I feel this kind of...like...hush hush disconnect about the whole process. Everything has to go through the realtors, the home owners kinda a...
Avery Moore
Execution of Writ of Possession
I have a general question & I'll be grateful if someone could answer it or give me more information. After receiving the writ of possession in Georgia, is it mandatory for the sheriff to come out ? If so what's th...
Mark S.
Section 8 Rent Abatement - Memphis Housing Authority 2020
I just got my monthly PM statement for a turnkey SFR in Memphis, TN that previously had a Section 8 tenant in it. The tenant moved out at the end of April (new tenant moved in early July - we initially had it priced ...
Account Closed
Is Hard Money Offer a Cash Offer?
Hello All, We are investors in the Houston area and have just begun making our first offers. We will most likely be using a hard money lender and have a question on how that is considered when writing up the offer. Ou...
Jared Rice
Who's responsible for what; landlord or tenant?
Hi BPFvery new here, and as you can tell by my post I'm very new to real estate in general.I'm curious as to what the landlord is responsible for and what the tenants are responsible for when it comes to repairs. Woul...
Eric L Conry
Should you sell stocks to pay off a rental early?
I have a rental house with 150K left on the mortgage, I have 200k in an after tax brokerage account invested in cash, stocks and bonds. Should I sell the investments (pretend we're in a non-recession normal stock mark...
Lee Warren
"turnkey" inspection report came back with numerous issues
I received the inspection report on a SFR thats in escrow. Property was said to have new roof, HVAC under 5 years old, new counter tops, soffit reparied, new doors, and a few other items rehabbed on the house. I go...
Ardo Kalaydjian
Seller squatting after escrow close
I purchased a home about two months ago, the deal was after we closed escrow the seller wanted to do a rent back for two months, which I was okay with. As of the end of August we were suppose to get our keys and the s...
Joseph Lucas
Realtor fee jeopardizing negotiation?
I'm looking at buying my first SFH rental property. I have purchased and sold homes with a realtor before but have a new one I'm using as my old one moved away.
I found a home I want to buy so I asked my realtor if ...