Casey Kooiman
Buying Process for NO REAL ESTATE AGENT?
Hi everyone! I'm doing my first deal without the help of a Real Estate Agent. Can someone explain the process. I am the buyer and the deal is in Milwaukee. For example - where can I get a proper offer document? Do I n...
Kayla G Gilchrist
Furnished Finder/ Medium Term Rental
Hello - do those that use Furnished Finder or perform 30-90 day rentals typically require their tenants to get renter's insurance? I'm getting some push back from a potential tenant that she's never done that before o...
Tom Thomson
Insurance Company for Buy and Hold Rental homes
I have recently moved to Steadley Insurance Company for my rental properties as my insurance broker found they were cheaper than Liberty Mutual Insurance which I have had in the past. I have had two occasions where S...
Elaine Hester
Yikes—entity fees potentially killing my cash flow, help!
Yep—another newbie here, wondering what I'm missing ... I have only recently learned that owning my properties free and clear puts me in a more vulnerable position for liability and know now that I need legal asset pr...
Stan Jackson
Homeowner Forecloses on Wells Fargo!!!
Yes, that is the title is correct! A homeowner actually filed papers to foreclose on a Wells Fargo branch. Interesting reading, to say the least!
http://consumerist.com/2011/02/how-this-philly-homeowner-foreclosed-o...
David Hines
Homeowner's insurance in Houston, Tx
Our rental properties are in our names and not a business name. We are in the process right now of looking into transferring the properties into our LLC. After they are in the name of the LLC, will this impact the c...
Dale Cooper
Building valuations in NY
I have a single family rental home in the Albany area. 6,000 sq.ft. joisted masonry, built in 1900, assessed at $140K. Not a slum, but certainly not a mansion. My insurance policy is up for renewal, and my (new) br...
Samson Kay
New FHA Guidelines let you buy owner occupied for as little as 1% down?
I'm a big proponent of putting as little down as possible on cash flowing properties. Its like living at your parents house for free. You get things like the mortgage payment, electric bill, insurance and taxes, paid ...
Gulliver R.
Typical Monthly STR expenses
Hi All,
I'm doing some STR research prior to buying a property to use for vacation rental and I wanted to hear from you all what are the typical STR monthly expenses? I can think of mortgage, taxes, insurance, STR i...
Lisa Mauritis
making an offer on a property in Florida without a realtor
Hi BP Community,Can any one tell me which of the contracts In the BP Resources File Place I should use to make an offer on a property (non mls) in Florida? Also, do I send the deposit directly to the title/closing ...