Shawn S.
Paint for condo getting ready to sell
I have 1bd/1bath condo in Los Angeles that I purchased before I discovered BP. This was my former primary residence and the numbers don’t pencil out that favorably to make it a rental. So I plan to take my equity el...
Andri Artayudianto
Lead paint questions. Philadelphia, PA
Hi BP, I plan too buy houses in Philadelphia. But I'm not sure how to go about the lead paint laws. I've read the laws and will call them for clarification, but I thought I'd ask BP on this topic. Here are some of the...
Lakesha Miller
Cable Line Installed leading straight through out the front of my property
I own a duplex and have a tenant moving out. While performing a walkthrough I noticed the tenant that lives in the other side had cable installed (perfectly fine) however, the cable line is sticking straight out of th...
Sam Booth
Buying an existing rental in California
I am about to put an offer in on a tenant occupied property from the 1950s. I walked the property but it was full of tenants stuff so hard to see much of the walls and what not. Everything seemed functional. The owner...
Mel Park
Do Rehabbers buy expensive houses?
This question is not regarding an investment home but rather, my personal house. Was curious if flippers/rehabbers buy higher prices homes?
My house is in a very desirable Philly suburb - great schools, close to ...
Neill Herbert
Budgeting for apartment improvements
Looking to give a few apartments a cosmetic facelift as tenants move out. Paint, new appliances in kitchen, flooring (fake wood) etc. What would be a workable average $ per sqft budget here in the Los Angeles market? ...
Irene Chen
Contract
We started renovations on an older duplex with an upstairs (2/1) and a downstairs (3/1) unit. We got quote from different people and decided that we would split up the two units with different contractors so it would...
James Kim
Tenant wants rent reduction to stain the fence
Hi,First time getting a request like this, but I have a SFH that was built in 2021/2022 (closed in Feb 2022). It has a backyard fence, though I'm not sure exactly what type of wood the fence is made of as it came with...
Jan Fensterer
Need to bounce a possible purchase off of some forum members
Hi There-I have been buying and Selling Real Estate for a while. (I am a Realtor) In Albuquerque, it's tougher to find those deals, even as a Realtor. I have a client that wants to sell her 2 bed 2 bath, 2-car in NW A...
Jackson Wu
Rehab Costs in Harrisburg PA
Can anyone recommend Painters and contractors with reasonable prices in Harrisburg, PA?I'm currently being quoted 1,100 to paint a 550 sq ft apartment. They are saying that the windows will take extra time and treatm...