Janet Taylor
Advice on buying house
Need advice:HOUSE #1 - I own house valued at $300,00 and only owe $7,000. I rent rooms and garage apartment to traveling nurses totaling $4,200.HOUSE #2- 5 BR , 3 Bath House on same street closer to hospital needing r...
Account Closed
Allow current tenant to buy a dog - lease agreement prohibits
I have a SFR in Austin, TX leased to a woman who is 60 years old and disabled. Her father is financially responsible for the lease. He called yesterday, mentioned 2 break-ins on the same street and said both houses ha...
Weston Young
Attic conversion worth it?
Debating on whether finishing the slopedattic of my recently purchased buy and hold triplex is worth it. The attached images show the attic's current condition.The room in the back is insulated and and would require f...
Maxwell Fontaine
CPA or EA Agent advice
Hey BPer's,I was just looking into accountants and i came across EA agents and CPA. I believe both are accountants and offer up general accountant functions BUT I believe the EA agents is more up to date on state law...
Christopher Satterwhite
what should i expect approaching a hard money lender for the first time?
i currently own a duplex and have been land lording for 18 yrs. i have found a potential investment opportunity 30 miles away. it is located in a community slated for substantial growth over the next decade due to th...
Bobby Barlow
Can I get a mortgage on a paid for house I just had built
My wife and I sold a business and moved to Florida where we bought 5 acres and had a house built for roughly 220000 for the house and 35000 for the land. We moved in about a month ago. I got a new job about 3 months a...
Jorge Bustamante
Duplex Conversion Smiths Falls
Hi - I am new to the forum and a beginner as a real estate investor. I’m pursuing my first deal and I’m about to close a SFH and reconvert it as a duplex. The house has a detached garage (which I can rent as storage f...
Renee Adkins
What are the pros and cons to leasing to a Section 8 tenant?
I have several rentals, but just listed one that I am managing myself and I am overwhelmed by the number of people who are calling about Section 8 housing. My pre-conception is that Section 8 is not profitable, but I ...
Barima Opong-Owusu
Converting a 4Plex into a 5 unit
Hi I have a scenario where I'm planning to rehab a 4 unit property. The lender I was planning to work with did a ARV appraisal based off of comps of 4 units in the area which because of 1 comp came back lower than ex...
Brett Barber
Holding a Property with a Deposit?
I believe I've selected a renter for a house I own, but they aren't able to take possession for 30 days. They'll be paying rent in their apartment. Of course, I want to avoid committing the property to them, only to h...