Sean Cole
Should we use a different term for professional wholesalers?
Having just recently made an effort to get active on BP, I see that the prevailing thoughts here about wholesalers are actually the same as mine - and I wholesale for a living! So many folks without money or experien...
Adem Karaduz
Listing Property prior to closing
Hello Everyone,I am closing on my first property in 5 days. The property will not need much work, other than a fresh coat of paint. The seller and I have a close relationship so they have given me the keys prior to th...
Melroy D'Souza
Offering on a house that "does not hold air pressure"
I am going to offer on a REO that does not have utilities turned on. I was just lucky in the past that the other 2 REOs I bought did not have busted pipes. This one specifically says "We did a pressure test and the pr...
Mazyar A.
How insurance will treat my slab water leak?
Hi
I bought a fixer upper duplex a few weeks ago to keep it as a rental property. I have started slab foundation repair, which has resulted damages to sewer and fresh water pipelines.
Sewer line is visibly cracked ...
Ken B
Does this sound plausible?
I have a house under contract as a wholesale deal in New York City. It's a classified as a two family but it only has one meter. The upstairs unit has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, but the downstairs unit is a studio style alt...
DeWitt Gibson
Best Way to Finance Acquisition of Short Term Rental??
Hi Bigger Pockets: I see that this subject has been covered before in older posts but I thought I'd start a fresh post to get the best current thinking with AirBnb, VRBO, etc becoming more mainstream.What is the most ...
Anna Estes
Dealing with Realtors
A realtor today refused to list and market a short sale property I have because I am using an option contract with the seller, and when find a buyer want to do a double closing. I have trasactional funding. It would n...
Joe S.
Is it better to fix the house cosmetically or seller Concession
We have a house that we are looking to sell. We had the carpets professionally steam clean and they look fair. The paint looks fair but could use some touchup and one room is pink so it needs to be painted. The back f...
Travis West
Removing Paint odors
We had a house painted 10 days ago. While the latex on the ceiling and walls is OK, the oil based trim paint continues to smell. How long with this continue?
Can anyone offer a way to accelerate the removal...
Arnie Guida
Showing An Unfinished Unit
I've gotten behind in refreshing my vacancy. The flooring isn't in yet. What's there isn't terrible, but not what I'd offer a new tenant.
The weekend is coming and I'm tempted to start showing it, asking that they ha...