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6 July 2021 | 3 replies
Swapped out aluminum windows with vinyl dual pane.
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18 October 2021 | 53 replies
Everyone else on your team will be transaction-based and not really involved after a purchase.We're in the Metro Detroit area, so you may want to follow our blog here on BP, but at least read the following posts:Follow our "Deep Dive" series we're doing about Metro Detroit cities and City of Detroit Neighborhoods: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...How to “Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesIn our experience you will need to:1) Learn to "Maintain to the Neighborhood", not your personal standards2) Tenant-Proof everything you can Hard surface flooring, not carpeting (too easy to trash) Same basic paint for everything No garbage disposals for them to break Only spring-type doorstops also with plate on the wall Glue rubber mats under sinks to prevent water damage Sheet aluminum on walls around stovetops, for easy grease removal Towel racks - screw 1x3 to wall studs, then screw rack to that Install low-profile downspout ext, not aluminum that always disappear Plan on cleaning gutters and leaves up in the fall as tenants won't Avoid garage door openers3) Have a great application screening process: Check credit for evictions & convictions, utility collections Focus on employment/income stability Require bank or debit card statement - you'll be surprised what they spend their money on!
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27 July 2021 | 9 replies
I am a realtor and investor from the South Eastern Wisconsin area, and have had luck with facebook specifically in the investor groups (there are a few to post in depending on which area you are in).
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25 July 2021 | 8 replies
These were pretty nice aluminum sliding windows to begin with and vinyl replacement windows would be twice as expensive as replacing the glass and not as nice.
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20 August 2021 | 2 replies
A property near the Southeastern campus would attract travelers for long (corporate housing) and short term.
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9 November 2021 | 11 replies
@Matthew McCormick its a bitumen (asphalt rolls) roof, has some tear down and aluminum coating already per inspection report seems like seller did that to extend life of roof maybe 5 years ago.
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30 August 2021 | 5 replies
The home has part of the outlets grounded and part of them not grounded and I believe it has aluminum wiring.
1 September 2021 | 4 replies
Do they routinely change out cast iron plumbing, aluminum wiring, test for lead-based paint?
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6 September 2021 | 9 replies
@Bryan Balducki hey there, I am actually looking to invest in the south eastern states like NC,SC,FL, and GA.