Caleb Lyons
Tenant Dispute & Landlord Responsibilities
Hey BP community, looking for a little advice here. I have 2 married tenants in one of my duplexes. They are going through a rather messy separation and one tenant has vacated the property but has not retrieved her be...
Corey Westermann
Help please - When will FHA mortgage insurance drop off my loan??
I refinanced one of my houses into a 30yr FHA loan back in January of 2013.The FHA appraised value of the property at the time was $326k. The loan amount for the refi was $255k.Since closing occurred prior to June of ...
Amy Oltendorf
Disclaimer in lease agreement to "lockout" tenant?
I have a lease prepared to give to my new tenants, after a long and painful wait to find and screen the right person(s) for the unit. This was my first time in marketing, showing the property, and running their credi...
David Schlatter
Needing help with eviction experience during COVID in Iowa
I have a tenant that is behind in Rent. She was always erratic on paying. Would get 1/2 a month behind then would give me 2 1/2 months rent plus the late fee. She is currently 2 1/2 months behind. I have been trying t...
Henry Lazerow
FHA increases multi unit limits for 2021!
New limits. These go in affect after Jan 1. The biggest change is to 4 units which are my personal favorite type of building for cashflow and house hacking. The self sufficiency test still applies to 3/4 units but man...
Billy Kirker
Property line discussion
Two years ago i bought my first home! A year ago the gentleman that lived next to me passed away! And now his parents are selling his house and are set to close this coming Friday! I found out this past week that half...
Ivan Burley
A little advise and a few tips
I've been workin on a multi-family deal for a couple of weeks now. The owner and I each have an agents and we have been going back and forth with offers and counters. Recently we've come to an agree ment which I sig...
Andy Vasquez
How Do I Complain About Freddie Mac
Freddie Mac created a new (I believe) rule around PMI. I refinanced in November 2021 and now I have ~25% equity in the house. I reached out to discuss removing PMI and they said that they DO NOT LOOK at the current va...
Kimberly H.
Trulia adds "pet friendly" and "large dogs" to my listing
So, anytime I use a service that sends my listing to all the major rental listing websites so I don't have to enter it manually ten times, Trulia and Zillow add their own notes to my listing, like "Pet Friendly" to m...
Chad Huffer
Anyone Have Experience With Squatters
We've got a situation where someone has moved in with no lease and established residence. They've even established cable/internet service to the location. We initially thought they may have been the victim of a leas...