Matt Gragg
Costs and timelines, state by state
Interested to see what everyone is paying for their flip house to be rehabbed and more importantly, timelines to complete the work.Looking at the possibility of investing in other areas, just curious to see how much t...
Cody Steck
1 year owner occupied requirement?
How does the bank know if you are fulfilling your one year owner-occupied requirement? Does this change if you move out but don't actually have a tenant until after the one year is up?
I'm not saying I am going to d...
Jack B.
Do you charge extra rent when on septic and private well?
About to buy a house on septic and well. My other houses are all on city/county water and sewer systems. So I'm wondering, since I'm footing the bill for the well and septic pumping, shouldn't I be able to charge extr...
Svend W.
Landlord residing in basement that lacks kitchen & shower
I'm considering purchasing a 2 flat property in a suburb of Chicago but the timing isn't great for the family to move--I would rather not pull our child out of middle school during the last year--so I'm wondering if t...
Sam Leon
Rain Showers
Do any of you like rain showers? The shower head in the middle of the ceiling?
I have a new rental with a rain shower and I personally never liked it but heard a few people say it may be popular to female te...
Beth D.
Oh Ranches, how I loathe you...
This house is a perfect rectangle. There is no even minor bump outs in front.. its so blah.
No covered porch (small deck to the front door). The siding and windows are all one peachy/tan color... I need ideas for cur...
Stanford Neal Mead
How To Approach A Potential Partnership?
Hello!
We’ve been approached by a potential partner for a flip we are considering. My wife and I are still relatively new to this business, and we want to make sure that we’re taking all of the necessary precautions...
Agustin Conti
Tenant asking to fix things and get a cut on rent
The tenant asked if he could paint the backyard patio and driveway (we have a rear entrance for cars from the alley). I said yes, and he mentioned that he would deduct the cost from the rent. I replied, asking him to ...
Josef Torkelsen
Re-painting versus touch-up... does paint matching work?
I have over 45 units now and every time a vacancy comes up, the property managers want to repaint the entire unit even though 99% of the paint looks great in a lot of cases. This is obviously eating into cash flow! ...
Phillip Tillotson
Deal That Got Away (Good Idea to Remember In the Future)
My intention with this post is to give readers a possible way for getting into real estate should the right circumstances present themselves. I left out exact details of the deal to keep this short. Also, this deal wa...