Louis Zameryka
Under Contract and Mortgage Terms Just Changed
I’m under contract for a condo for STR and I underwrote with a typical mortgage but my lender just came back after my initial approval to tell me that as of Jan this year Fannie and Freddie now consider the developmen...
Anna Watkins
Another question on FHA & service animal rules (with a twist)
I have a potential applicant with a big dog (a Husky) for a room in a student rental/shared house that I had intended to be a "no pets" rental. I'm told that the dog is a seizure service animal for the young man, who...
Anthony Cecchini
How does/did your original career (what you did for work) prior to real estate investing, help with your current investing scheme
I apologize for probably not wording this extremely well, but for for example if you were a teacher, contractor, police officer, attorney, IT specialist, engineer, etc etc etc...
How have you been able to tra...
Mario Morales
Tenant's Dog running loosely around the back yard-Multi Unit
I have two nice tenants who let their dog run around in the backyard. Its a golden retriever. My spidy-senses tell me that the new tenant moving in will complain that when she wants to come in throught the backyard (t...
Dana R.
Re-keying lock
How much does it cost for a Home Depot or Lowe's to re-key your lock?Both options are a bit far and inconvenient so I want to know how much I'll save doing that vs going to a near by locksmith. And, if re-keying is fa...
Derek Olmschenk
Financing a LLC in Minnesota
Hello BP community! I am just starting out my real estate investing journey and need help with recommendations for financing. My plan is to use a LLC to own a rental property. From my understanding (and please correct...
Joe Splitrock
Rental lease agreement for AirBNB is that common?
My family is going on vacation this summer and rented through AirBNB. We are staying six days. After booking, the owner sent us a 5 page lease agreement for their property. Probably a more detailed lease than half the...
Rob K.
Big changes to Section 8?
I have a tenant that is on Section 8 and her lease expires at the end of October. I just received word from Section 8 that the portion of the rent that she pays is almost going to triple for the next lease. The tenant...
Jason C.
Evicting for discharge of firearm in the house
So we had an incident in one of our duplexes where a guest of the tenant was shot inside the home. I heard about it from the tenant on the other side who was afraid for their own safety, obviously. They have called me...
Linda Thomas
Tenant refuses to wear mask but insists on us coming for repairs
Hi,I wanted to know what everyone's thoughts are on this situation. I have a tenant that is insisting on some repairs. I scheduled a date/time to come inspect and go from there. I kindly asked her to please make sure ...