Marcus Rice
Want to AirB'B my house and build my home behind. How to Finance?
Hello, all. First post here after lurking for quite a bit.I own a home in east Austin, TX that has appreciated greatly. I would like to build a storage container home at the back of my land and rent out the older home...
Andrew George Dennis
Cost for tile installation in a shower in Denver?
What do you guys think is a reasonable cost/sq ft for labor only to install new tile in a shower? What if it includes replacing backer board as well? The property is in Denver. I’m talking quality work that will la...
Austin Dickey
Flipping Permit Questions
Hi BP Members! I jumped in rather quickly and bought a fixer upper a few months ago. Didn’t really understand anything about permits, except to get one for the dumpster on the road. I’ve pretty much fixed everything u...
Jared W Smith
Getting a HELOC for REI Entry
As part of my investment plan, I formulated the following: Use a portion of equity in my current single family home for down payment to purchase an investment property. Home was purchased as an estate sale in original...
Gregory Schwartz
Rent increase: Apartments vs Self-storage
I have a storage unit. I pay $69 / month in rent. And it is stuffed with my junk.
(I downsized when I moved from my 1,600sf home to my 900sf house-hack apartment)
Yesterday I received a notice of a $10 per month re...
Holly Baldwin
Do rental upgrades warrant more rent?
My newbie question:
What kinds of rental upgrades, if any, could I (or should I) do to warrant charging more rent on my AZ 3 bed, 2 bath rental home? (this home wasn't purchased as an investment property orig...
Christen G.
What's the weirdest/grossest thing you've found during a demo?
I'll start: 10+ lbs of cat food ... in the wall. (I broke the shopvac)
Daniel Soovajian
Maintenance schedule for duplex?
Hello!I just purchased my first out of state investment property in TN (woohoo!) and am looking to create a list of recurring maintenance activities to make sure I'm keeping the property in the best shape possible - a...
Nicholas Bronte
Home security and/or monitoring
Hi BP,I'm under contract and about to close on a Duplex but, because the seller has been slow to provide the required documents, the closing has stalled and the contractors I had lined up to begin the rehab have had t...
Clifford Bennett
NNN Dollar General investments
My brother and I are trying to locate an investor who has or does own a dollar general location. We are selling our property and must do a 1031. We are interested in talking to someone who has experience in this parti...