Ernesto Hernandez
HELOC Application denied. Why?
Hey everyone, I own a primary near where I rent, and have about $250 in equity. Of that, I applied for $125K.I have 3 rentals that I own free and clear in Indianapolis. I begun the mortgage process for the Refi portio...
Sophia Berry
Help! Easiest way to transfer ownership of my Mom's Home
Hello all,I wanted to refinance my mothers home in my name however, apparently according to my conventional lender, she would have to sell the property to me and I would have to complete the transaction as a purchase....
Maxwell Milholland
Soon To Be First Time Landlord, What Mistakes Am I Going To Make?
Hello everybody,
I am not a landlord yet, but if all goes to plan I will own a two unit upper lower in which I plan to house hack in the next couple months. As with all things in life, no matter how prepared I feel or...
Fiena Mohamed
Rental rates not catching up with appreciation/property taxes
Hello! I have a SFR just off Mopac in North Austin. It is rented out and managed by a property management company since I live out-of-state. Purchased in 2014, the property has appreciated by 25%, so the property t...
Chris Chris
Full Gut Renovation Cost for 2400 Sq.Ft House in Fairfax, VA
Looking for some estimation for 2400 sq.ft of house in Fairfax, VA for full gut renovation; its 70 year old house needs of full renovation; NO new room addition or NO new bathroom addition. Below is what looking to do...
Donna Paget
Emptying the septic tank
Hey Big Pocketers!I need some advice on what to do with a problem with my tenant and the septic tank. When this renter moved in last year, I had the septic tank emptied. I usually only do this every 3 years or so. She...
Jason Byrne
New Landlord... Buy Property in Cash?
I'm 33 years old in Orlando, Florida area. We are currently three weeks away from closing on a new house that we are building. We got underwater on our current home by buying at the wrong time, but we did refinance a ...
David Lukas
Strategies for selling my LR1 lot for development
So, we bought our dream home in north Ballard (Whittier Heights) in 2014. However, we were upzoned to LR1 last year, into the Crown Hill Urban Village, along with the adjacent block. Our area of Whittier Heights predo...
Michael Glaser
Vacation Rental & Airdna Numbers | What Am I Missing?
I never thought I'd be looking to do a vacation rental, but I think I've found a good deal. The house is in an area I often travel to get out of the big city and reset so it's a win-win for my sanity. It's a super sma...
Marcello Di Gerlando
Anyone? experience with beach vaction STR's AirBnB VRBO
Hi BP family. Its been a minute since I've been on the forums. First, I want to let everyone know that I have had great success with BP since 2011 hope you all have too. I don't do a ton of deals but the ones I have d...