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Carmen Falcone How to start my career in RE without taking a step backwards - Is it possible?
9 August 2023 | 1 reply

Greetings, everyone!
I'm Carmen, and for years I've been nurturing a keen interest in the realm of real estate. While my fascination lies predominantly in the investment aspect, I've found myself constrained by the l...

Sean Link Part 4: Closing my first deal. An observation. Appraisal's can break a deal.
7 August 2023 | 3 replies

Every potential lender I approached unanimously agreed that my initial appraisal was a disaster, which led to the necessity of ordering another one. I even paid extra for expedited service, as I had already requested ...

Andrew Herrig Can I deny an applicant for their attitude?
9 August 2013 | 16 replies

This is my first time doing tenant screening and fortunately we have a lot of qualified applicants for our property. I am wondering how to deny someone just because I think they would be a huge headache to deal wit...

Account Closed I/O (Interest Only) Mortgages, Good or Bad?
17 March 2018 | 11 replies

Very Good financing tools!  As a Mortgage Broker, when you hear someone say I/O (Interest Only) mortgages are bad, the very first thing you think is that you're talking to someone who doesn't know squat! ...."Oh, we h...

Lesley Resnick When did Bob and Betty Bad-A** move to our BP (Block Party)?
10 March 2017 | 6 replies

I am seeing an increasing and alarming trend on our site, yes it's our community!  People have become down right rude and nasty.  I may not agree with you, but I am NOT going to personally insult you for having an opt...

Michael Nahm Damage to granite in kitchen
3 August 2020 | 3 replies

Hi to all in the BP community.I recently had tenants move out of my rental after residing there for a couple years.Usually, I’m rather lenient on damage and wear and tear, and have rarely not returned a full security ...

RJ Walker How to know if an RE lawyer is legit?
29 January 2011 | 8 replies

Hello all, just seeing what criteria you use to hire a real estate lawyer for your team?

I'm from Orange County CA and I want to find best ones in the area to start talking to (I've browsed superlawyers), but besid...

Ryan Judah What if the housing voucher/disability doesn't cover min reqts?
11 December 2018 | 11 replies

We are in WA State and have an available apartment listed for $1250 and one of our minimum requirements is 2.5x monthly rent.  She is on disability of $750/month.  With these two amounts, however, she doesn't meet our...

Carlos Garcia Section 8 - no rent payments
11 August 2019 | 12 replies

Hello,We are new to RE investment and this summer we bought our first investment property in North Carolina (we live in WA). We got this via Roofstock and the house already had a Section 8 tenant.We closed in July and...

Jim L. Looking to buy rental property out of state
1 May 2023 | 5 replies

Good morning everyone. I am fairly new to the community, and have been definitely stuck over analyzing instead of acting. Between the interest rates and cost of houses, I have been very hesitant to pull the trigger,...