![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2037599/small_1621517675-avatar-craigp119.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
8 January 2025 | 20 replies
He's essentially lost $150K.Run the numbers if he was renting it for 5 years (minus mortgage, property taxes, repairs, etc).
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1915998/small_1660614417-avatar-jays352.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
11 December 2024 | 37 replies
Proactive, I do not have to ask them for information, they run annual rent analyses to increase rent appropriately, and they get after repairs.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2180001/small_1734880562-avatar-victort85.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
31 December 2024 | 49 replies
Lastly is your listing details; they read with all the story telling and excitement of a furnace repair manual.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2492788/small_1694717014-avatar-anthonyp598.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
26 December 2024 | 4 replies
. :)Anyway, I like your strategy of driving and looking for houses in need of repair and sending handwritten letters and contacting rentals for the reasons you gave.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/465464/small_1621477874-avatar-ahshar.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
23 December 2024 | 15 replies
I buy/cash flow day 1 and let the tenants make the cosmetic repairs.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/516689/small_1621480701-avatar-shilohl2.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
30 January 2025 | 45 replies
There's not many tools in the box to repair many years of poor policy i.e.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1332882/small_1695227216-avatar-namal.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
27 December 2024 | 4 replies
After a few too many midnight leak repairs, she wanted to offload it but didn’t want a big tax hit.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2261978/small_1639502046-avatar-fedrickf.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
2 January 2025 | 11 replies
I dealt with evictions, unexpected repairs, and the ups and downs of tenant relationships—but I also made huge strides in improving the property’s value and financial performance.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2716312/small_1694667268-avatar-johnh1731.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
22 December 2024 | 4 replies
Big demand for auto repair or auto accessories.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/3161499/small_1735323101-avatar-lennym22.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
3 January 2025 | 26 replies
Work thru what you would bid on the house, what you think repairs would be, what you think your ARV would be.