Matthew G.
To refinance a primary residence to rent with a higher rate in order cash flow in California?
The heart of this question is the tolerance with different investor strategies regarding positive cash flow vs. appreciation potential.
This scenario is probably more common in California due to the difficult...
Nathan Faselt
Strategies for Legally Denying "Fake ESA's"
Hey everyone,
I wanted to reach out to the community to ask for your thoughts and strategies on how to legally deny "fake ESA's." As ESA's become more and more popular, it seems like many people are taking advantag...
Connor Lewis
House Hacking Advice
Hello BP community!
For those of you that have house hacked before, what advice would you give to someone that's about to start doing so? My wife and I will be purchasing our first property this year, which will be a...
Joseph Karbus
DUE DILIGENCE for contractors-what to reserach and what to ask?
Hi-I'm looking for a roofing contractor to perform some roof repairs on my existing shingle roof and low slope flat patio roof. I received estimates from several roofing companies but want to perform my "due diligence...
Ben Smith
Dangers of a lowball
Everyone always says, "The worst that can happen is that they say no." Well are there any other dangers of putting in a low ball offer?
Dave Cieslicki
Is Illinois good, bad or average for investing?
I wanted to see if anyone has thoughts on whether or not the Illinois real estate market is a smart place to be investing given the current budget issues?
Atul Mohlajee
Tenant wants to keep a German Shephard dog
An existing tenant is asking for permission to include German Shephard dog while renewing lease. Willing to pay $600 dog fee annually. It is unit 1first floor of a 2-Flat in Forest Park. The property has a small fr...
Andrew Hooyman
Hard money lending drawbacks from lenders perspective
Hard money lending seems to be popular in my area and every lender that does it just raves about it. I would like to know what the drawbacks are and things to look out for from the lenders perspective? Aside from ha...
Paul Jump
Buying an occupied nyc rent controlled apartment for personal use
I am evaluating an under market for a rent controlled unit currently occupied by a tenant in NYC. The property is a foreclosure so I can’t get any information from the previous owner. The rents collected are about hal...
Matthew Olszak
Thank You, Facebook Haters
Something I need to get off my chest, likely someone here can relate...So today, one of my letters I sent out to 1,500 people who own more than one property in a neighborhood I target, was posted to the main neighborh...