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P M Moving from 30-yr to 40-yr mortgage for cashflow: Good or Bad Idea?
2 April 2009 | 8 replies

Greetings-

My wife and I live in a condo whose value has appreciated considerably in the last few years. Instead of selling it as we move to a bigger place, we would like to refinance to get a lower monthly payment...

Gordon Friedman The future of Portland's real estate market
11 April 2021 | 13 replies

Hi BP-Portland. I'm curious about opinions here on the future of Portland's real estate market and if there are any leading indicators you're looking at.I think it'd be hard to deny Portland has had a tough year with ...

James Loisou Has anyone come up with an innovative strategy to take advantage of the FEMA flood zones?
27 March 2016 | 8 replies

After reading a number of articles and forum pots, it is quite evident that the new FEMA flood zone insurance requirements are adversely affecting a lot of home owners. It is amazing to think that property owners in f...

Erick Caffarello Help! Tenants trashed
16 May 2013 | 14 replies

Hello everyone:

This is my first time doing this, and the tenants "seemed" like nice people. When I went over to collect rent, house was always clean, they always paid on time, so I had no clue of what was really go...

Josiah Cooper Tax Assessment vs. Appraisal
18 February 2019 | 11 replies

Hello BP Community,We purchased a foreclosure and the appraisal came back with the Tax Assessment at $129,500 and the appraisal price at $85,000. On the appraisal it looks like they used other foreclosures in the area...

Brandyn Dietman Second Property?
11 October 2016 | 19 replies

Hi Everyone!

I currently own a 3 family which I also live in, in West Allis, Wisconsin that's pretty nice and cash flows well. I am looking for a purely investment duplex in the $100k and below range. My realtor isn'...

Jason A. safety mgmt: smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers
5 June 2016 | 13 replies

Hi all – I am curious to learn some of your best practices with respect to: Smoke detectors Carbon Monoxide detectorsFire extinguishers HVAC filter cleaning Lock changes between tenants I currently have property manag...

Joe P. Can I deduct flea treatment from security deposit?
17 September 2019 | 19 replies

Recently bought my first rental property in Pennsylvania and sent the tenant a non renewal notice.  About 5 days after she vacated I discovered fleas in the apartment.  She had a cat which was permitted on the lease. ...

Colin Smith Worst Toilet I've Ever Seen - How Does This Happen?
21 July 2015 | 41 replies

This is by far the worst toilet I've ever seen. And yes that is what you think it is. This picture was sent to me by a wholesaler and I had to check it out. Anyone have theories on how this even happens?

Mitch Kronowit Don't want to use agent's inspector for REO.
16 December 2010 | 10 replies

We just entered into a contract to purchase an REO in a neighboring county. I found the property myself and contacted the listing agent directly. Apparently, she's a teammate with another agent who she assigned as my ...