Henry Holt
Why is there more sun exposure on south and west sides of roof?
I am reading J Scott's book on House flipping, and one of the comments in the book when he discusses examining the roof is as follows:"South and West faces of roofs are generally most prone to wearing out, so these sh...
Jeff L.
new outside paint or not?
The property was painted 4-5 years ago, and still in fairly good condition, do you think doing some touch up and repainting the window trims would be better than repaining the whole property?
Also what color to paint...
Troy Sheets
Help! Paint brick exterior and choose colors
This is our place on the corner, the front is light gray Dryvit/EIFS (stucco) and the side is two different colors of brick. I have some brick to patch on the sides and it'll probably end up being slightly differen...
Dawn Anastasi
Example: Hosting an "open house" type rental showing
Sometimes people post on Bigger Pockets about wanting to know "how" to do something ... not theoretically how, but specific examples. So here is an example of how I conduct/host an open house showing for a rental prop...
Kal Wol
What should I know before I invest in Baltimore?
Baltimore looks nice and homes are somehow affordable the way I see it. But I am not sure what area of Baltimore is good for long hold for rental properties. Any content on that part would be very helpful.Also what el...
Cali Skier
I do my own repairs how can I fairly charge the tenants deposit?
Our Tenants are about to move out. In all 3 kids bedrooms they mounted a TV and stuck sticky 3M LED light strips all along the perimeter seams of the walls and the corners. In each room this adds up to about 75 feet...
Angela Smith
What color and how to paint old hardwood floors?
We are prepping a SFH for a long term hold rental. It's a 1940s bungalow in a blue collar neighborhood.
Walls are painted a very light gray. Trim is bright white.
The floors are currently painted dark brown....
Jack Gray
Help! What color should I paint this house?
I'm at a complete loss what color to paint this house. Whatever it is will need to match the brownish-orangish roof, plus the brick columns. I'm planning to repaint the house, trim, front door, and garage door as so...
Ray Realdine
Question about window treatments in rental
Hi,
My question is:
Do I have to supply window treatments (blinds, verticals, etc) in my rental or is it up to the tenant? I’m just thinking about cutting costs as much as I can at this point, because we are almost ov...
Thomas Ince
Tin Foil in Windows1
I'm purchasing my first apartment complex and many of the exisiting residents have tin foil in the windows. Is there a good way to get them to take it down? Has anyone on here dealt with this before? Any thoughts?