Hello,I am preparing to sell my property coming spring may be March/April 2022 and will be mostly out of station away from my family from January so I would like to get started prepping my home right away while I am h...
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TENANTS FROM HELL #2Tubs & Showers from hell.Running one of the largest rental portfolios in the Cleveland, Ohio area I have managed 1,000's of properties & dealt with countless tenants. In short, I have seen ...
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We received a list of what I would call grievances from our previous landlords. It was not an itemized list of deductions. As a military family, we’ve rented for a good chunk of the past 23 years, but I’ve never encou...
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I created a few resources that out of state buyers might find useful in gaining insight into the Indianapolis market1) Neighborhoods and their classification on a map ( A, B, C, D = using input from the forums)zip cod...
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What tips do you have to make your tenant not destroy things or help them able to pay their rent? For instance when I buy a new rental I:
1. Remove anything that is hanging.
2. Take down all curtain rods and replace...
Hoping to get a few opinions from fellow investors. I have a house that's a little above the median house value for the area. So not overly expensive but it's a pretty nice area and pretty nice house. Im of course goi...
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Tools you can go without and use regularly?Hello Everyone trying to put together a toolkit for housewarming gift to a friend to reduce maintenance issues. This is more of a survey, give me ideas! (Ex: Garbage disposal...
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It is on an 85 acre horse boarding farm, the house is about 5000 sq. ft, and would rent (when fixed up) for around $4k/mo. It has a horrible "burning pile" used on the "farm", with old furniture, metal, carpeting, woo...
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I am looking at purchasing a 3 story townhome in Irving, TX, which is known to have shifting and expansive soil. The home was built in 2006 and is in great shape. However, there were 11 exterior concrete piers and 8 i...
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For those of you who don't know. I purchased a HUD SFR for 23K on 06/01. It had been vacant for 2 years and was a mess. I estimated the rehab to cost around 3K and completion done in one month. Well after failing Sec ...