Adrian Smude
Holiday gift for tenants
Every year I give my tenants a small gift for the holidays. Some examples are Poinsettia and deluxe chocolate covered mixed nuts. I’m looking for an idea for this year that’s not a boring gift card. What do you give?
Mindy Jensen
Contractors: If I Buy Materials, Do You Still Need a Downpayment?
I've seen so many forum posts advising NOT to give any money to contractors upfront - because so many people have been ripped off by contractors. I've seen many responses from contractors, saying they've got to buy ma...
Aaron Ingram
Quote Architectural Drawings
BP Community,
I have a quote for $7500 for architectural drawings on a rehab we are doing. It's a 1300 sq ft house, we are enclosing the garage and we are also doing a drawing to add a carpoint aside the house. Wonde...
Alex Sarnoff
Why would a multi-tenant industrial or retail property NOT achieve the listed NOI?
Soon purchasing my first commercial property, I am looking at multi-tenant NNN industrial or retail. It seems like other than capex that the landlord is responsible for (typically roof and HVAC) there aren't many reas...
Joshua Carvalho
The Rise of Waco, TX as a Prime Market for REI
Have you ever thought about REI in Waco, TX? More and more people are these days. I moved from L.A. via Miami to Waco a year and a half ago and was amazed at the real estate market I found here. Let me tell you how Wa...
David S.
Tells us your best tricks to make a home tenant proof?
Let’s face it… Renters -usually- rent because they don’t have it together. They are hard on rentals, with lousy pets, smoking, violence, lack of cleanliness, out of control kids, you name it. I’m learning this the har...
Jon Klaus
Spec new construction in Austin
We just sold a home in Austin that we started building in April. Here are some pictures. I'll post some details in following posts.
One ...
Josh Ridener
Best way to handle building materials for rehabs?
Hope everyone is well. I wanted to start by saying thank you so much for everyones help and your contributions to BiggerPockets! My name is Josh Ridener and I am flipping houses in the Los Angeles area. BiggerPocket...
John D.
Trafficmaster Allure Vinyl plank issues
I've put the trafficmaster allure vinyl planks in a few homes now - the version with the grip strip edge. We just has a tenant from the first place we did a year ago let us know these floors have warped, bubbled, and...
Shannon X.
Material and Staging..
In order to save on some money, do many of you buy the materials your self or do you have the contractor do everything? also as far as staging goes, where do you usually buy the staging furniture from and how much wou...