Mel Kirchhoff
STR transitioning into furnished LTR options - Advice needed!
6 January 2025 | 9 replies
Quote from @Mel Kirchhoff:Some specific questions I have:• Should it stay fully stocked like an Airbnb (plates, utensils, towels, etc.), or pared down?
Duke Butterfield
Sell or Rent? (Self-Manage or PM?), 4 year-old Primary Residence to Rental Property
27 January 2025 | 14 replies
Ours are more like soft corrections.
Gabe Chase
Best Amenity to Add?
30 December 2024 | 13 replies
I don't think anyone has ever said anything about sheets, towels, Keurigs, wifi speed, tv stations, pack-n-plays, the games in the game room, the upgraded appliances, etc.
Jonathan Baptiste
What I learned after 1 year of house hacking
17 January 2025 | 11 replies
It stops nonsense before it starts and keeps your property safe (and your sanity intact).Hard on Paper, Soft in PracticeMy lease was stricter than a middle-school dress code: no overnight guests, no smoking anywhere, and quiet hours that would make a library blush.
Logan Rhea
Thoughts if this property flip Scope of work is too low
23 January 2025 | 5 replies
Not sure what ($139.11) Wall plate covers $1.62 Garage door balance $1,185.01 Cheap paint brushes $3.89 Drywall anchors $8.21 Door finishing $1,400.00 Wall plate covers $5.48 Shelve brackets and air filters $60.58 Stair refinish $560.00 Door handles-dummy $41.30 Door handles-dummy, angle finder, Paint for countertops $123.40 Front door handle $152.55 Door finishing $350.00 Window balance $10,993.20 Landscape lighting $246.15 Fixing exterior lights and plugs in office $150.00 Door stops and towel hanger $20.83 Ring doorbell $65.84 Light bulbs for chandelier $43.88 Hanging chandelier $49.00 Hanging chandelier $462.50 Vent cover $19.68 Gutter extender $6.16 Mailbox $447.21 Landscaping-Wanderwolfs $119.63 Landscaping $932.88 Gutter extender, 2x emerald green $110.43 Pebbles/mulch $86.54 Paver $125.12 Landscaping $521.31 Landscaping, gutter pop up $403.93 Landscaping-adjustment for 20% discount ($89.78) Beach pebbles, garden staples, Insect killer $135.59 Emerald Greens $72.94 Pebbles/mulch $100.06 Returned Festuca grass ($16.64) Mulch $11.49 Paver $41.71 Mulch $10.38 Front tree $900.15 Fence $5,690.00 Fence stain $667.05 encapsulation $3,165.63
Jamie Parker
Vacant Lot Purchase
8 January 2025 | 7 replies
.)- All in Cost = Cost to build * Square foot - Sales Price = All in Cost + (All in cost * 20%)* Covers contractor and soft cost on either fee based or cost+- Profit = (Sales price - (Sales Price * 7%))* - All in Cost accounts for agent fees and closing cost- Initial List Price = Sales price + 10% A buffer to test market absorption- Break Even being All in cost, point where everyone is paid except me. - List price is to test the market absorption at "x" price. 250k land + build.
Collin Hays
Tips for negotiating your real estate deal
9 January 2025 | 18 replies
Top producers are always very pleasant to work with (which does not mean they are soft)3.)
Christi Wolverton
Credit card payments declined
16 January 2025 | 6 replies
Still, my soft heart left my head feeling pretty rough, like a "failure".I don't think with your experience and 17(!)
Marc Shin
Should I get extra insurance outside of Aircover?
13 January 2025 | 16 replies
For example, minor towel or linens replacement is something I have a budget for (built into pricing).
Brian Stinson
Insurance deductibles for SFR
6 January 2025 | 5 replies
Over the past 20 years, the insurance market has a whole has been pretty soft, with a few flashes of hardening (after 911, and after the sub-prime issues of 2008), but nothing like what we're experiencing right now.