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...
Ken Latchers
Landlords - What are all your practical Money savers?
I thought it would be nice to have a collecting point for day to day money/time savers for rentals. Some things I do or have seen on the forum so far:
Remove storm doors.
Advertise rentals on craigslist
Remove or lo...
Michal Kolenda
Setting Up Landlord Bank Account
Hi all,I made this post originally in the wrong section and had no replies, but this seems more suitable. So, I'm currently in the process of closing my first deal. I'm going to be house hacking a 3flat, and am wonder...
John Arendsen
April Is Earthquake Preparedness Month In California. You Ready?
April Is Earthquake PreparednessMonth In California. Are You Ready?April Is the official month dedicated to "EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS" There are things you and I can and should do to help ourselves, our families and ou...
NORMAN HAYNES
NO Communication Method w/ Tenant - Covid Related
I have a ten year tenant at small rental house. ONE Year lease to start but M2M now. Person has been exceptional at making sure rent is paid exactly 1st of month (perhaps obsessed with it) Have had very few problems u...
David Zheng
How do you organize/handle all your KEYS
So I like to be ready at all times and since I manage all 6 of my properties, I like to have my keys for every house with me. How do you guys organize your keys? I personally don't want to leave a set in my car at all...
Eric Bunratty
Creative ways to increase cashflow!
Hey BP! I am just getting started in both the real estate and BP worlds -- I love the fact that, as owners, we have the ability to pull on different cost-levers to increase the performance of our properties! I have a ...
Tiffy W.
Do you suggest renting PO Box to collect rent?
Hi,I have a question for investors out there. Do you suggest renting a PO Box to collect your monthly rental checks? I will not be living in the building so I would like to avoid physically collecting these checks in ...
DJ Cummins
rent collection day!!!..but i am tired of face-to-face collection
So i really enjoy getting to collect rent from my tenants(four of them), but it would be nice if I could get it set up electronically. Can anyone recommend a site, tell me how it works, and what do i do to get the mo...
Lamont B.
New Member from Maryland
Hello BP community, I've finally made the decision to get involved into REI. Like most people, I've been to the local seminars where they tell you how much they made "and for $$$$ I'll tell yo the secret to my succes...