Ashley Guzman
Home Equity Loan/Line of credit
Hello Everyone, I have a house that sits on 18 acres and it is my primary residence. It is all paid for and I was wondering how to go about getting a HELOC in order to fund deals. I was orignially going to save cash t...
Naeem Kapasi
What is a good estimate for utility costs?
Hey guys,I tried to look around but didn't find an answer to my question, so here it is..When analyzing a SFR in Houston (Texas), how much should I expect the following utilities to cost per month?-Water-Sewage-Garbag...
Leon Panokarren
Advantages of forming a business entity / LLC
I should preface questions / thoughts below by saying I am a total noob at real estate investing. * As part of exploring properties, should home inspections turn up unfavorable findings making sales fall through, it f...
Daniel Miller
SmartMove anomaly ...
Shouldn't the cost of doing a check on an prospective tenant, be listed *somewhere* on the SmartMove website?? I'm logged in as a landlord, but I can't find a number anywhere... Interestingly, even the 'Pricing and P...
James De Silva
Evaluating a lender for investment loans
Dear Bigger Pockets,I'm in the process of getting pre-qualified, so I can get out there and start investing. There are many lenders all vying for our business and each have their ups and downs. How do you evaluate the...
N Wong
Depreciating a rental home that used to be primary home
I am doing taxes for my parents. They have a home that they bought 30+ yrs ago. In Jun 2011, they moved in with my brother and rented out their home for income. Besides social security, that is the only source of i...
Yuta Tamura
Cash-out Refinance a wise decision?
Looking for some wisdom from my fellow BPers!I am considering doing a cash out refi for a rental property purchased in July 2017 with a 30 yr. 4.375% fixed, for the purpose of acquiring acquisition capital. With the g...
Cindy McHugh
Force Placed Insurance Questions
I sold/financed a house in NC in 2011. The buyers never made a payment on time and when they got several payments behind, my attorney sent them a foreclosure notice. They filed for ch 13 bankruptcy.
The DOT states t...
Shayne Fee
How to deal with Tenant wear and tear?
This Tuesday I have a 1 year walk through with a Tenant of mine. She lives in a nice SFH with some of her friends and has been a great tenant in terms of paying the rent right on time and dealing with a couple minor m...
John T.
tenant smoking issues
ive had some issues with a tenant smoking in one of my rental houses. Ive been soft on them because this happens to be my gfs house and ive basically hidden the issue from her so she doesnt flip a gasket, (i told he...