Mark H.
Buy & Hold investor from DFW
Hello BP members,I've been doing REI since 2009 and I can't believe that only recently I discovered this great site.I'm a small investor from the DFW area (REI is my hobby) I learned mostly from books back in 2008 and...
Amy Xu
Anyone has experience in building a house with plan from website?
I am building a house on the lot. I wanted to use the architect but learned that it costs a lot of money. I'm thinking of building a house with the house plan from website. Did anyone have experience with this? Is the...
M Marie M.
Historic landmark/districting a cautionary tale
This is a cautionary tale for "absentee" landlords and property owners who own properties in neighborhoods that are not yet historic districts. My day job and my neighborhood activism gives me knowledge, experience an...
Raj Acha
First time landlord deposit question
Hi guys,I am in process of renting my first property. My property is in New Jersey. I am in process of renting this property to international students. Main question: in my town (Piscataway,NJ) we have to fill out ...
Art Maydan
Brand New A/C Won't Turn On
I bought my duplex in October and haven’t needed the A/C yet. Each unit has its own A/C unit and it was a gut rehab so everything is brand new and should be working. When I go to turn the A/C on, it won’t start. I’ve ...
Navin P.
Help on Brooklyn Three Family in Barclays Area
Hello BP community, I am looking for some thoughts from the community on a possible purchase of a 3 family in Brooklyn, NY in the Barclays Stadium area with great train access on a nice street. I would live there and...
James Carlson
Littleton, in reversal, is going to limit Airbnb/STRs
One of only three Denver-area cities to allow Airbnb investment properties appears ready to reverse course.The city of Littleton, as part of rewriting their land-use code right now, is likely to severely limit non-own...
Christian Requejo
Should I wait until 2023 to build a new construction house?
I am live in Miami FL and I am in the market to find a vacant lot to build a home as my primary residence. It looks like the market is signaling a slow down in new home purchases, which is also causing the constructio...
Tim Lindstrom
Handicap accesible rentals
I was looking at expired MLS listings as a source of new investment properties, and came across one that is listed as handicap accessible. Not sure if I should pursue it. 1) Is there a rental market for Handicap acc...
Stephanie Wilson
Laundry room woes
Long story short, we are in search of a lock system with key fobs that we can assign to each tenant allowing us to track who is using the laundry room, when and how long.A local company estimated $3,400 to install suc...