My current lenders for a primary residence I am purchasing is requiring 12 months of escrow UP FRONT AT CLOSING for taxes and insurance PLUS the normal contribution going forward.I have a shortsale on credit report da...
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Full Disclosure - I am a lender myself, however I am curious -What do you all look for in a lender when going to finance an STR? What attributes are most important to you? What have been your biggest pain points while...
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I'm too young to have a heart attack but that's what I just went through dealing with NREIG. Long story short I'm getting a portfolio loan through LimaOneCapital and they have some pretty specific request when it com...
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Hi there! I'm a new BP user and just had my first property damage. Someone broke into my rental property in Phila, broke a window and damaged the front door. Nothing stolen as far as I can see. My Home insurance deduc...
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Hello,
I'm looking for an umbrella personal insurance policy for the six rentals that I have.
Seems like the big insurers don't have or simply don't give umbrella insurance for rental properties.
Anybody has any ...
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Hello, my name is Aramand I'm attempting to pursue my Real Estate journey by investing in my wife and my own property through building a ADU to rent from an existing garage. I've met with three contractors who have al...
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Does anyone out there know if there is a DSCR loan that has its repayment amount based on cash flow of the property? I am talking about something like ARM loan, but instead of having floating interest rate pegged o...
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I am looking for any insight with getting started in rental property investments. Based on my initial research, I believe that the "house hacking" method is my preferred choice. My 5yr plan is to acquire several 3 - 4...
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I just feel like it would be cool. But im unsure if it is feasible let alone productive. Get a duplex rent it to people on both sides. when they move out tear down the wall.. put a huge area rug in the middle of the n...
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Just closed on my first Flip property yesterday afternoon and quite excited to get going. Previously i have only dealt with buy and holds. I decided to go the @Brandon Turner route and partner with an expert flipper f...