David Krulac
Flood Insurance rates rise January 1, 2014 under Federal law
The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 goes into effect Jan, 2014. The signature Waters of the Act is Congress Person Maxine Water.
The Federal flood insurance program has been operating in th...
Kathryn Bowden
Buyer Thinks Our Home Won't Work with VA Loan
We are getting ready to list our primary home, but it's not on the open market yet. We've had one party take a look at our home that found out about it in a round-about way. He was very interested and wanted to come...
Richard White
Smart thermostat options?
I recently installed two Honeywell smart thermostats in my properties. They are relatively inexpensive compared to some on the market, and I can control them via wifi. Since my units are at the beach, we've had humidi...
Amit P.
Safeguard Capital Partners feedback?
I've spoke to at least one BP member about 'Safeguard Capital Partners' and I am curious if there are any other folks that have brought notes with them and how their experience has been (both good and bad)? The note...
Stephen E.
Interesting Screening Situation
Some of the posts I find most interesting on BP are screening questions. One of the reasons they are interesting is that the landlord posting the question is often too close to the issue and does not see problems whil...
Christian Hansen
New Property Management company
Hi BP'ers,I have been working in Human resources for a while (recruiter) and I have been reading on BP because I have a couple of rental properties (2 SFR, 1 Duplex). For some time now I had been struggling to figure ...
Steve Salvatore
City of Pittsburgh Hearing on Rental Registration - Dec 1, 2014
I am posting an email that was sent out by ACRE of Pittsburgh on a proposed bill on rental property registration in the city of Pittsburgh. Representation of rental property owners is needed at the hearing to voice o...
Jim Hamrick
short term vacation (night/weekend/weeks/months) vs long term lease
I am thinking of renting out my current house. I will be living next door in another house (our new house) and can manage the rental full time.
I live in a seasonal vacation area with a military base nearby. There ...
Jocelyn Canfield
Coming to terms w/ seller on 5-unit w/ signif. negative cash flow
I am looking at a property I REALLY want...but at their asking price, we are at significantly negative monthly cash flow (-$2500). This is assuming me dedicating $ to capex, R&M, Prop Mgmt. I'd like to live in one...
Michael Seeker
MySmartMove Discount
I thought BP offers a $5 discount for MySmartMove, but whenever I go to resources and click "Tenant Screening" and hit "Learn More" under the Landlord section, the pricing shows $25 for the basic and +$5 for the a...