Gerrard Allam
PMI for Life of Loan or till 20% Equity?
Hello BP Community, So I have a question and thought I'd take it to the larger community. I have been told and have heard conflicting information about Mortgage Insurance when it comes to FHA loans. I was under the im...
Caleb Smith
Tenants that Do Not Respond
Hey everybody!I was wanting to see what you do in a situation when you reach out to tenants about lease violations and they do not respond to you.For example, if a resident had a dog they were not paying for and I not...
Jordan Fontanilla
Finding a Property Manager - Newport News, VA
Hello all! This post is a two-fer. 1. What are some of the qualities or characteristics you use when looking for a property manager? 2. Any recommendations for a property manager in the Newport News/Hampton Roads area...
Phil C.
Section 8 tenant refuses to sign rent increase form
Our family owns a home occupied by a section 8 tenant. The last time the rent was increased was more than 3 years ago. The tenant is currently paying less than current market rate, and we are only asking for an incre...
Tom Dempsey
Furnishing and Staging for Long Term Rentals
I am very familiar with short term rentals and having them fully staged for Airbnb bookings and other 2-3 night stays. This is more so targeted to the investors that have a portfolio of long term rentals. Do you guys ...
Tricia O'Brien
Large PM companies don't give landlord references?
My tenant applicant gave me a landlord reference for a place she lived from from 2016 to 2020 , but the property management company (Alpine Property Management in Indianapolis) is impossible to reach for a reference....
Jay Durant
2 family house one thermostat
Hello I need help I was owner-occupied 2 family house for 15 years now moving and want to rent my old apartment. apartment # 2 pays their own cooking gas I always covered the heat and hot water being that I controlle...
Alexis Malan
Utah Valley STR, profitable?
Hey everyone! I was wondering if any of you have experience with AirBnB type properties in the Utah Valley (Orem/Provo) area? What is the occupancy rate year round? Is it smart to invest in?A little bit of a separate ...
Duane J Green
My First Deal(I think)
Just wanted to write a quick post thanking this community and platform for helping me buy my first house hack. I have been learning from Bigger Pockets and other real estate resources for a long time. I finally closed...
Ethan Kramer
How to calculate HELOC and cash out refinance?
Terribly sorry if this has been asked before, how do I calculate the maximum cash-out refinance amount I can do if I already have a HELOC on my primary residence?Primary residence is valued at $375k$150k mortgage bala...