Sarah Buchanan
Charge tenant to replace carpet/what qualifies as "normal wear"?
How does one determine what qualifies as "normal wear and tear" with regard to carpet? I had a tenant just move out after a 12 month lease and, while the carpets (in bedrooms) were not brand new and had a couple of s...
Cody Weiss
Rental Retirement Plan
Hi All,I was curious if anyone has come across an excel file that identifies how a person would outline take an identified net income goal per month and use that information to draft a general idea of how many doors t...
Rushi Jhaveri
Appeal Assessed Value
I'm about to close on my first house in 19139 and the Assessed value of the house jumped up from $68,000 to $110,000. Is this normal? I purchased it for a little above assessed value, should I appeal it? If I were to ...
Rik Patel
Which screw to use for wood blocking?
Hi All! What screw do you use to screw wood blocking into a metal stud?Also, which screw do you use to screw a floating vanity into the wood blocking? There is wood blocking that is 2x6 and 1x6 in my wall.
Tony Santos
Asbestos Shingles
Hey BP,I am currently looking at a home with asbestos shingles. The shingles are in extremely rough shape and I want to install vinyl siding on the home. I am aware of asbestos shingles and how they break extremely ea...
Andrew Beitzel
Basement Bedroom Window Egress
I'm considering adding a bedroom to the basement of my rental property in North Linden. I'll obviously need to have a egress window added for fire code. I was quoted $4,000 from Jackson Window Egress which seems reaso...
Adam Sherritt
Developer looking for multi family course w focus rehab/sell
We are in a competition. An economic competition. And my intention is to compete with the best of them. And we're competing at a game that has certain rules and tactics. That being said in order to compete with th...
Will Johnson
Family friends inherited teardown in Santa Monica - what to do?
Hello all,First post to the great BP forum! I'm a commercial brokerage agent in LA, but happen to have a family friend who inherited an old house (definitely a tear-down) on a 7,500sf lot in Santa Monica, CA. Nearby n...
Francisco Milan
What would you do with $250k-$350k? (Veterans only)
Hello Guys,
Theres some capital that I can park in real estate and want to see what veterans would do if you had $250-$350k to park in real estate do ?Would you look for-Multi units?-Self storage units ? What cities ...
Jason Gordner
Vacation Rental Question From New Investor
Had an idea about purchasing a manufactured home (trailer) and placing it in a beach community and using it as a vacation rental property. Could realistically be rented 25-30 weeks out of the year. Comps in the area g...