Jesse Casillas
How To Find A Realtor And Property Management Co
Hello, I am BRAND new to property investment. My father has done it for years in San Diego but has never used a property manager. I am in Utah and am interested in finding a good realtor (preferably one that knows ho...
Nicole Dorsey
Increasing Condo Insurance instead of Umbrella - Thoughts?
Hi there! I'm new to the BP community and am excited to be here!I purchased a condo unit 2 years ago and have just started renting it out. After doing research I had originally planned to get Umbrella Insurance howeve...
Tristyn Combs
Calculating STR Utilities!
Hi all, how do you go about calculating utility costs for short-term rentals, specifically for an out-of-state market? Do you Google and/or contact utility companies in that town to get an average of utility costs bas...
Eric Hathway
After hours answering service questions
Does anyone use an after hours answering service? What are the basics of what they offer? Do they field calls and decide when to call the 24 hour maintenance guy? I imagine they dont have to be local- maybe they need ...
Zigmunt Smigaj
Agent incentive fee for showing my rental property?
I'm not sure but it seems unethical for a management company to ask me if I want to authorize a "agent incentive" in order to get my rental property rented. This company is also a real estate office and they use the...
Jeremiah Dye
Fort Walton beach short term rental
My Fiancé and I are in beginning negotiations with a current condo owner in the Miramar Beach/ Ft. Walton beach area, to purchase for a short term rental/vacation rental. We’ve looked at AirDNA, but want to make sure ...
Jamie Stone
New Construction Turnkey and 0% down portfolio loan - Is this too good to be true?
So I'm currently looking at a deal for new construction in Alabama. It is a Turnkey company that specializes in new construction. They are the builder, the listing agent, the title company, and the property managers (...
Asad Halai
Bexar County previous unresolved lien issue at closing
Having difficulty with a property we bought at the sheriff's auction (county tax auction) in Bexar county (TX). At closing the title company cannot find a lien release from 2009 in the amount of 64K. That is drawing t...
Stephen Aki
What would you do, Flip, Hold or Walk away
OK, so being the newbie here I did a search for the situation I am looking at but didn't really find anything. So I will throw it out to the collective knowledge and experience of the Bigger Pockets populace. I stum...
Lee Eckert
1031 Exchange Intermediarie
Starting my 1st 1031 exchange and contacted a local company that had posted on BP several times. Met with a representative and before I wire this company a large portion of my net worth I would like to see if anyone ...