Pramod Prasad
Eviction - vandalized property
Hi All - I bought my first property in KC, and have gone on to purchase a few more in other locations over the year. This first one is my problem child. I had issues with the tenant and we went through a long eviction...
Fred Moadab
Trying to figure out best options
My wife and I have been living in our current house for the past 23 years which is fully paid for. We bought it in 93 for $300K with the taxes of $8K and now the taxes are almost $20K and the house is worth about $1M,...
Chris Murphy
Financing for first home purchase (multi-family)
Hi guys, My name is Chris and I'm somewhat new to BP. I have recently made the decision to set up my retirement around REI and am looking to make my first home purchase. This first purchase is going to be my home as w...
Michael R.
County Auctions in Modesto and Merced
Hi BP Modesto/Merced community...Can someone tell me if Modesto has REGULAR auction sales on the courthouse steps? I went to the tax assessor's website and it shows a sale back in November but nothing about weekly o...
Henry Li
Real Estate TAX Deduction
With the new tax law, our primary residence mortgage interest doesn't have tax advantage anymore to my understanding. I however own other investment properties , and there is one that is actually paid off. Would it ma...
Evan O'Brien
Filing an LLC: Suggestions
When filing an LLC to protect your Real Estate Estate business would it be best to file an LLC with an asset protection attorney to understand the full scope and details of what the LLC will protect? I know that servi...
Aimee Lawrence
Woodburning vs. gas Fireplace for rental? New vanities?
Hello, I'm doing some work to my first rental and hopefully will be putting it on the market in Fort Collins, CO next month. I have lived in this town house for three years with out issue but it's 30 years old and is ...
David Tecchio
First Rental Property Financing: Cash-out Refi vs. Conventional
I will be purchasing my first rental property and I own my primary home outright with no mortgage. The property costs $210,000 and my home’s value is 465,000. I am not sure what the right way to finance this would be...
Diana Tran
Advice On Negotiating Repairs With Seller
THIS WILL BE MY FIRST HOME PURCHASE. THE SELLER HAS A REPAIR COUNTEROFFER.I'm not sure how to proceed, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
About the house: It's in Tampa, a duplex. Unit A is about 100 years old ...
Mark Hu
Condo in escrow has lien, what should be done?
We are in escrow, and have learned that there is a reverse mortgage on the condo in escrow.
The buyer assures us that he has enough funds to cover anything debt over the purchase price. We are of course concerned that...