Wondering how others charge for allowing tenants to have approved pets. There are many different ways to charge a tenant for allowing a pet: Flat additional rent per month, higher security deposit, pet admin fees, fee...

I typically charge the equivalent of one month's rent for security deposit.  For those of you who allow pets in your rentals, do you charge a pet deposit?  If so, how much?

Hello All!I finally have gotten an offer accepted on a property to house hack. I plan on living in the MIS with a separate entrance in the basement. The upstairs is 3 bed 2 bath with almost 1500 sq in a nice neighborh...

Hi there,
I was shopping for an agent for rental property investment.
When I asked about fees, he said the buyer must pay $375 for the brokerage fee at the closing table.  This is in addition to the 3% fee paid by t...

Hello to all, I’m recently got into escrow on my very first investment property and when going through all of the fees to close I came across a “lock in rate” fee which is to lock in the 6.125% interest rate at a whop...

Hi Everyone, I'm Steve and I'm new to BP, but have been investing in multi-family for 24 years. I'm looking for other seasoned multi-family investors to brainstorm on how they generate additional income streams.  As e...

Good morning BPers.My property is in CA. I need your advice. I have a unit which has 4 people on the contract and now it has 6 people. The original lease is including water. We found out the additional tenants due to ...

Hello everyone. I was talking with a real estate agent who said that he would be willing to assist me in buying real estate. In his email, he suggested looking into HUD homes. Now as a wholesaler, I have never dipp...

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I own a triplex property free and clear. I have buyer but need sample contract and understanding of how to put loan servicing piece in place. Any suggestions around where I c...

Hey friends. I'm an NYC-based investor working on investing in the Philly market. I'm building my team in the area. An agent I've been working with said that her brokerage charges a $500 fee if I go under contract for...