All Forum Posts by: Bronson Simmons

I don’t typically have very many problems. One piece of advice is use the same color paint in all your rentals. Much easier to patch walls and do touch ups when you have a turnover. Hope that helps.

good one, thank you!

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How do you tenant proof your rentals? I was listening to BP show 48 and they gave a few ideas. I listed a few of them they discussed plus some from this post. What else do you do?

Screen tenants thoroughly
Use 5/8 drywall
led lighting in common places
ceramic tile or LVP flooring
Satin/semi-gloss paint for easy cleaning
tenant tip letters

Any tips on toilets that don't clog easily? what else do you do?

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Joking aside, someday I want to gift my children real estate. I'm planning now 2041! Merry Christmas!

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I travel in the midwest and northeasttern USA at least a few times a year and I considered recently investing in a short-term rental in smaller cities that have major highways going through. (As an example - Beckley WV) Has anyone done this successfully- or know someone who has?

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I was using realtor.com to look at crime data, but they have stopped providing it (since no one wants that information while searching for houses *rolls eyes*). Where do you get crime data? Is there a site with an interactive map that is easy to use like realtor used to have?

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Originally posted by @Rob Bergeron:

The Louisville Network is a great way to find and unload assignable contracts. I'm happy to run comps as well.

Thanks Rob! I will be looking for a louisville REIA in the new year!

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Originally posted by @Brian Larson:

@Sean McKee - I second https://www.city-data.com/. There are lots of options on the internet.

Just remember not to get analysis/paralysis. :-)

Thanks Brian! I hope I don't get "paralyzed." I have a timeline for myself in 2022 in hopes of overcoming that!

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Originally posted by @Sean McKee:

@Bronson Simmons- There's a good book called Buy It, Rent It, Profit!: Make Money as a Landlord in Any Real Estate Market by Bryan M. Chavis. It does a pretty good job of giving you a frame work for organizing information. The author called it SEOTA or Strategic Evaluation Of Target Area. I credit this book for giving me a solid frame work and helping me pick the right property types and areas.

The US Census is actually one of my top sites for getting high level data. Follow this link. Type in either the city name or zip code. From there you search the tables and filter the data you actually want. I'm by no means an expert on searching the site, but I I'm able to find what I need without too much trouble.

You can also go to sites like City Data, world population review, city protect.

For more specific data try the city's home page site or googling for specific studies. Chicago for example has community data snapshots.

Lastly BP can be an excellent source for more neighborhood specific information.

Thanks Sean, that book is now on my short list!

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All Forum Posts by: Bronson Simmons

Bronson Simmons has started 9 posts and replied 22 times.

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