Scott Lewis
So many ESO applications, should I just allow pets?
It seems about 90% of my inquiries on a rental include a “ I have one or more ESO’s”. It used to be a trickle here and there, but now it’s just about everyone. It’s more the college age crowd where everyone has an ESO...
Michael Douglas Christensen
Hard money for primary residence
Hi BP! Is it possible to use a hard money lender to fix up a property and then use a conventional mortgage to pay off the hard money lender if you want to move into the fixed up property as a primary residence?
Mark Rogers
Landlords - "HEROES Act" Could Make You House Folks for Free
I am deeply troubled by the latest HEROES Act and hope that it will not survive in its present form. Section 110203 beginning on page 961 may be one of the biggest land grabs and transfers of wealth in recent memory ...
James Smith
Inherited properties
Hello community, I have recently inherited two properties with challenges. The first home has no mortgage or lien, but has late property tax of about 1,700. The other home has a mortgage of 18,000 remaining and la...
Salma Valimohamed
Tenant Screening Services in Ontario, Canada
Hello All,
With regards to the critical step of tenant screening, I am considering using a tenant screening service for new applications. I have 2 apartment buildings (closing next month) in a small town in Ontario, ...
Stephen McKee
Pactrust, Landtrust, Assumptions?
Hi all, been a few months sense I posted here. The market in the Inland Empire is turning and we are approaching a time where assuming loans will be beneficial. Actually, I did a search this morning and found 12 homes...
Guy Azta
Curious about opinions regarding my upcoming deal
Hello all,I'm not a very active member here, which I intend on changing this year. I shared last year about my plan to sell 3 of my houses and exchange them into multi families. I have been looking to get into the apa...
Nazimcan S.
What is Coliving? Why should you care? What are the benefits?
Hi BiggerPockets community,I want to share some insight on the growing industry of Coliving. It is a model which is answering a number of market demands both from the tenant and landlord side. The post is a bit longer...
Robert Jenkins
Differed sales Trust (1031)
I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the Differed Sales Trust (DST) which is a "legal" substitute for the like kind 1031 exchange.
Where you can exchange from real estate into some sort of "annuity" but you can...
Brian Walters
HUD 221 D4
I am looking at a mixed use building development that I was told would qualify for HUD 221 D4 financing. I have seen the pro-forma and it appears that there is no cash down required, but a completed set of constructi...