Tim G.
Is this a deal you'd consider, or approve of.
Looking at a property in Orange County, very close to the water. Good neighborhood, probably rate it an up and coming B area.
4 units. 3/2 house, 2 1bed units and a studio. One unit needs completing and permits. Zon...
Roberto Treviño
Investing with parents or renting to them.
Good afternoon BP community. Recently my dad has expressed the idea of purchasing a home in DFW where he is currently renting. He came to me to see if I would be open to co-owning the property. That would be his...
Marie Steward
First Time Home buyer Condo vs. Multifamily
Hello All,I'm new to this forum and home buying/investing for that matter. I currently rent in a large condominium complex in a middle class neighborhood in NYC. After nearly nine years of renting, I've finally decid...
Christina B.
Long term: keeping an eye on the RealPage lawsuit
Curious how this will play out in the courts (granted it's LTR) and affect pricing products used for STR such as PriceLabs (which I use but have to seriously manually adjust for very specific reasons). I'm aware that ...
Michael Pike
Passing utility & landscaping costs to tenants
Hello Everybody!I'm a new investor and one of the properties that I am looking at is a tri-plex. The current owner pays for the water and lawn care. My question is: can those costs be passed on to the tenants and if s...
Rashmi Nigam
Question on refinancing
Bought a primary residence with 10% down. Property has appreciated in 6 months so I can refi myself out of PMI. However, interest rate is going up by .125% and i have to pay closing costs of 2500. Is that normal? Tot...
Elizabeth Turner
Pet Fee for Damaged Property
I charged a $300 non-refundable pet fee for a property. When the renter moved out, I found that the carpets were ruined due to urine stains. Despite their attempts to clean the carpet, there was still a distinct urine...
Shayne Hastings
NEED ADVICE: Boiler Replacement - Alternate Solutions
Hey all!My business partner and I have a 5-unit property and we have run into some issues with the boiler the last year or so. We are getting absolutely killed on the utilities each month because we pay for water and ...
Karim Kazemi Bidokhti
Conversion of the heating system from oil to gas
Hello everyone, I am trying to figure out the cost of converting the heating system from oil to gas. There oil tanks are above ground. The houses that I am interested are in New Jersey (Montclair and Glen Ridge Area)....
Edward Zachary Samperio
Using a credit card for closing costs
I am looking to purchase a multi family property using my VA loan. My only issue is having the cash on hand for closing costs. I have plenty in my Roth IRA account, but I don’t think pulling out that money would be sm...