Allen B.
Typical per-unit maintenance for urban class C?
Hi All,What sort of numbers do people like to estimate for per-unit maintenance? I'm specifically looking at medium-size (say, 12-50) unit, older but in good shape, class C buildings around Chicago and suburbs. Actual...
Nick DeMarco
City of Atlanta Permitting
Hi BP,My business partner and I are having a real heck of a time getting a permit approved from the City of Atlanta to start work on a flip. Would anyone with experience getting a permit from the city be open to a qu...
Andrew Dincola
How much to charge a tenant to rent a second bedroom as an office?
Hey BP!My fiancée and I have a SFH in Lakewood, CO that we’re hacking. Our potential new tenant mentioned interest in “renting one of the extra rooms as an office”. We have another room open that we were planning on f...
Ben Morand
College Rental Book Recommendations
Hey guys! Currently I manage 5 short- and medium- term rentals and am considering entering the student housing space, specifically rent-by-the-room. Just curious if anyone has any good book recommendations on the topi...
Jonathan Kretman
General Contractor - Twin Cities, Minnesota
Hello there BP community! I’m currently in the process of purchasing a Category 2 Vacant Property in Saint Paul, MN. I’ve already received the completed Code Compliance Report from the city listing out the repairs nee...
James Bavaro
LTR vs. House-Flipping
Hey all,24-year-old Physician Associate here looking to get into his first investment property! My original strategy/plan was to get my hands on a LTR multi-family with either a conventional loan OR House-Hack with an...
Jeff G.
Violent Armed Tenants and Multifamily Homes
A few years ago a close relative rented an apartment with his fiance (now wife) and only made it about 6 months before demanding to be let out of the lease. The reason: there were several brawls in the parking lot tha...
Tommy McGraw
Charleston tax ratio
I have a 4-plex in downtown Charleston that kicked my ass in taxes last year. Property taxes went up 167% from what the previous owner paid. No property enhancements were made. I bought the property in the name of an ...
Chris Bounds
Property Management - Houston area
Houston BPers. Do you have any referrals for good property management companies in the area? I have a 29-unit apartment complex I am in the process of acquiring. I self-manage my SF homes, but I'm going Pro for the...
Megan Elliott
Investing in College Towns (or specifically Ithaca, NY)
Looks like we are moving to Ithaca, NY this summer! Anyone know what the investment market is like? Seems like the universities are the main attractions. I haven’t bought in a college town before. Any recommendations...