Peter W.
Housing Hacking with Second Home Mortgages
My wife and I are considering getting a home closer to her family to stay in for extended periods and holidays. The current option that we are looking at is buy, live in 1-2 months of the year, convert to MTR or STR...
Nghi Le
Best Way to Gift Property to Family to Avoid Taxes
My brother-in-law has a primary residence (with no mortgage) that he may want to sell to us in the future (and we want to rent it out or do AirBnB). However, we want to minimize taxes for him and for us. Currently h...
Stephanie Garcia
cash buy to refinance
To any lenders or investors out there. If I buy a house cash. How long do I have to own it before I can refinance or take out a loan, please advise. Thank youStephanie Garcia
Michael McDevitt
Why Do Applicants Lie About Income? Frustrated vent!
I know this comes with the territory, but it is frustrating! I had a very nice couple with a young daughter come look at my nicest rental home (4,300sq ft with $2,800 rent). They were a little young, but both were co...
Kevin Kelly
Need Funding
I have a home owner that has 3 properties that I would like to purchase with a cash flow if $2400. They want 185k does this sound like a good deal and we're can I get the money to purchase. Thanks
Robert Ferrell
Single unit in Four-Plex
Hey there everyone. Tonight as I was driving down the road I passed a "For Sale by Owner" sign in the yard of a Four-Plex. I pulled over and took a photo of the sign to quickly save the info. It didnt offer much, a ph...
Brent Hill
MLS access for real estate assistant - Jacksonville, St Augustine
I read that you can hire an unlicensed assistant as a licensed associate in Florida so that the assistant can have access to the MLS. How is that accomplished and how much does it cost? Please share your experience i...
Alex Gordon
Finding Renters in a College Town during school year
Hey Guys, I live in a college town and am evaluating a deal on 4/2 and a studio in a primarily college area. The 4/2 is currently vacant and would require some work before I could rent it. The studio has a renter on...
Bob Malecki
Harvey to hit mortgages if flooded homeowners stop paying
Interesting article linked below, and a cautionary one for anyone who considers buying debt in natural disaster areas where the home's value is lower than the debt. With the home being "underwater" in both respects, w...
Carolina E.
What is your criteria for screening RETIRED applicants
Hi BP. Regarding retired applicants, do you still have to keep with the same qualifications? Do you keep with the 3x income? I have an applicant that only has social security coming in and said they recently sold the...