Liz Caskey
Advice for transforming our high-end primary residence to a STR (abroad)
Hello everyone!
We moved to the US in 2021 from Santiago, Chile (I am American and lived abroad 22+ years and my husband is Chilean, now with US residency along with our kids). We are currently rent in Napa, CA and h...
Martin Phinney
Moving Out of State - Should I Sell or Rent my House?
My wife and I are considering a move from the Seattle area to the Scottsdale area to be closer to her parents. We own our house in Seattle and are trying to determine the best strategy for our move - what approach wou...
RJ Dixon
Escrow dispute with Financial contingency
Hello BP! So I have a dispute with a seller trying to hold on to my earnest money. The money is only 5k but still. We had in place a financial contingency and Both lenders denied the funding for that property. I was t...
Krishna Chaitanya gadhiraju
Landlord is asking me to repair kitchen counter top
Hello All,
I am moving out of the place in a month and Landlord is asking me to get the kitchen counter top repaired or replaced (pictures below). He says, I have damaged it because of water. I wasn't sure what to do...
Anthony P.
Advice on offers
Hello All!Im working on my first deal as an investor. I'm in the Fresno/Clovis California Market so you know it can be rough. We are using the VA loan and have a cap of $417K. We found a multifamily in a good part ...
Stephen E.
Pet Restrictions
I am renting a unit and have had a series of would be tenants with large dogs. One had a 50 lb lab, the other a 60 lb German Shepherd. They both asked why I limit dogs to 20 lbs only, and pretty much asked what c...
Paul Munley
Purchasing Condos
Is there anyone specifically who can say they own multiple condos and are successful in this? It seems that their is a lot of red tape involving the condo associations that can cause issues in cash flow. I'm just curi...
Theodore Thorpe
Somewhat new here - from Houston Texas
Hello everyone!I am new here and not really new here at the same time. This is my first (or maybe second or third) post after signing up on BP! I signed up a few years back, lurked here for a bit, never really posted....
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...
Christopher Sellar
Paying cash vs financing
Hello BP family! I am looking to start owning single family rental properties. I am 34, active duty military with a big family. The plan is to buy our next house outright and rent it out when we move. After a few yea...