Dustin Le
Rent to small business vs. w2?
20 September 2023 | 2 replies
Regardless of the type of business...driveshare, handmade jewelry, auto repairs, food truck, whatever...you must also determine the cost of them operating that business, PLUS the cost of normal living expenses.
Bradley Jernigan
Difference between multi-family vs smaller buildings
18 August 2023 | 7 replies
Depending on the vintage.
Christopher Lessing
Is Renting Out This Property Realistic? SFR in San Antonio, TX
17 October 2019 | 8 replies
We plan on renovating the bathrooms and replacing all bedroom carpet with hardwood or faux-hardwood tile.Even after finishing these updates to the house, I don't think it will have appreciated enough to refinance (thinking BRRR).
Martin Z.
catch 22 apt rental issue
22 June 2016 | 7 replies
You could probably command even higher rents (and increase the value of the complex, if you have more than 4 units) by doing true interior upgrades like upgraded appliances, fancy backsplashes, faux-finished countertops, etc.
Suzanne Griffiths
Having fun in Hugo MN
2 November 2016 | 6 replies
When we purchased the home it had Barney purple carpets, purple walls, purple marble in the front entry and faux Grecian columns.
Christopher B.
Roofing is hurting my BRRRR
21 May 2018 | 1 reply
It cash flows $400 a month (after 5% CapEx, 5% Maintenance, 6% Vacancy, 10% PM), 2.17% of the 2% rule, and 11% Cap Rate if you want to use that on a Small Multi-family (I know some don't).However, I had a roofer come over to look at a faux balcony that had rotted wood, that I wanted to change to a normal slope roof, to prevent issues in the future (I like when water runs off and away from the building).
Robert Hernandez
Uneven upstair room and floor leveler?
1 November 2019 | 8 replies
I have several vintage buildings here locally in Berwyn and Cicero, and in both cases I have opted to refinish hard woods in most cases as opposed to installing new floors over the top.
Tyler Zanini
Bathroom remodel - prior to rent or prior to sale?
15 May 2020 | 18 replies
Everything that @Mike McCarthy, @Carmichael Lewis, @Aigo Pyles is absolutely right in that the bathroom does look fine and is at least not the vintage 60s and 70s pink tile that you can sometimes find in San Francisco.
Huy N.
The diary of a 2nd flip
18 December 2014 | 68 replies
I am also stealing the idea from HGTV show about a vintage claw in bath tub.
Mike Lynch
Ethics of paying off someone's home?
1 January 2016 | 6 replies
They buy a lot of gold and diamond jewelry.