Joe Garvin
Sale of house pending due to Hurricane Irma
Hello BP Community,We live in Florida, in the direct path of Hurricane Irma. In early August, we moved 2 hours north into St. Lucie County (still in the path) and have a contract to sell our house in South Florida. ...
Wagner Nolasco
HURRICANE IAN: SURGE, WIND, RECORD RAINFALL AND FLOODING
HURRICANE IAN: SURGE, WIND, RECORD RAINFALL AND FLOODING
Hurricane Ian is the 5th-strongest storm to hit the US mainland in recorded history. With losses in Florida estimated at between $47B and $256B, Ian is the mo...
Rob Gribben
opinions-roof damage and repair
I have a two year old shingled roof on a rental house in Dundalk, MD (Rowhome). This past Saturday a section of the shingles blew off. We had winds in the 30-40 mph range (gusts). The roofing company does not want t...
Nathan Stanley
Homeowners insurance won't cover our issue! PAIN!
What have been your experience with your Homeowner Insurance? We have had issues with Farmers insurance covering 'wind driven rain' flooding our home. What do you look for in a policy and what (if anything) should we ...
Hunter Lawler
Debt to Income Ratio
I realize there is never a clear cut answer to this question, but what would you all recommend is a solid debt to income ratio? I recently purchased my 7th rental property and I have a monthly debt to income ratio of ...
Ryan K.
tenant responsibility storm door
I have rented a condo for 2 years, but am ending my lease at the end of this month. The storm door of the front door is hinged in a way so that when wind gusts by, it pulls open the storm door. The closer was fine whe...
Albert L.
is it possible to claim repairs/replacement for roof?
Hi folks, I had originally planned to replace my roof sometime this summer as it was getting old and was highly recommended by the inspectors when I purchasing last year. There had already been some minor leaks that h...
Marc Freislinger
Personal Responsibility
Maybe I'm the only one, but it annoys me to no end to read articles like this one.
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/indiana/schools-re-examining-policies-in-wake-of-nd-student-death
Specifically:
An Associated Press i...
Account Closed
Storm destroyed 100LF of fence. Should I make an insurance claim
Weather knocked down 100 LF of fence. Is it better to build a new one out of pocket or make an insurance claim?
Bryan H.
Tree falls on a house - would you buy?
So a house I'm looking at for fix/flip just had a tree fall on it during a big storm. I talked to the wholesaler and he said the insurance company wont pay for repairs. They probably didnt have insurance, but whatever...