Joey Fontenot III
Rules and Regulations at Move-In for Tenants
I wanted to find out if anybody on BP used a rules and regulations booklet or print out in addition to their Lease to manage their tenants. For example, it might include maintenance questions or other pieces of inform...
Will Chamberlin
FHA Streamline Timeline & Shadyness
I am working with my current servicing company (PHH) to do a FHA Streamline refi and wondering if anyone else has experience with them and how long it took. Back on July 1 they said it would be 45 days and an easy pro...
Kevin C.
401(k) loan or family loan okay for down payment?
Assuming good credit and income could I get a mortgage on a rental by using a 401(k) loan as the 20% down payment? What about a private loan from a family member?
Jason Shan
Adding Bathroom to Increase Value?
Hi BP!Looking at a SFH 4/2.5. Looking to offer max 325k. I believe this house can probably sell for 400k. I see other houses with similar SFH but 4/3 that sold for significantly more (100k+). Wanted to get opinion...
Jill Herges
Combined utilities in duplex
Looking for some advice on a duplex I am evaluating. It is a great deal on paper, but the utilities are not separated out. It is an up and down duplex in a 1915 house so I suspect separating them out would be costl...
Aileen Sanchez
Creative Financing? Savings, HELOC, 401k, HML, Personal Loans/CC
Hey All!
Love this forum and all the great info I've been able to soak in as I embark on my REI journey! I am getting ready to purchase my first Investment Property following the BRRR strategy and am trying to decide...
Ayse Yesilyurt
So confused about forming an LLC for real estate
Hi, Can someone please fill me in on the details of how to form an LLC for buying a real estate from filing for to closing? We have studied and decided with a CPA that we will form an LLC, so that`s not a question, bu...
Steeve Breton
UDFI in Self Directed IRA Investing in a Real Estate Fund
Hi All,I've been investing with my SDIRA for years. I mostly stick to loans/notes or none-leveraged assets. I now have an opportunity to invest in a Mobile Home Park fund. The fund holds single property LLCs. Each...
Jim Cummings
Is It A Bedroom Or Not
Info from the Texas Association of REALTORSWhat Makes a Room a Bedroom?July 17, 2018 | TAR StaffThere’s no single legal definition for a bedroom in Texas. The International Residential Code (IRC), published by the Int...
Shiri Manor Nisenbaum
Basement finished without permits
I am looking at a house on Atlanta in Rockdale county. Tax record shows its 3+2 .The seller build in the basement additional 2 + 1.The property manager say we can get rent for 5 rooms, which is much higher. Renters do...