Alan B.
Received my first "landlord emergency" phone call.
Received my first "landlord emergency" call the other night.Quick back story about my experience since I don't post often: I'm a new investor managing and rehabbing a duplex right now. The lower level is rented out wi...
Preston Dahl
Are any serious investors self-performing their rehab's?
I've spent the last two years remodeling our 1912 craftsman bungalow home. This process has done two things. One, help me discover I love carpentry. Absolutely love it. I grew up a farm kid and have spent the last 10 ...
Fred Shandler
Do you have a contract for your contractor?
Wondering is anyone uses their own contracts (as opposed to a contractors contract) when hiring work out?
If so, what type of information is in it?
Thanks,
Fred
Amber Matas
need advice regarding a new tenant and issues out of the gate- TX
Hi there- I am a newer landlord, several years under my belt, a few properties but all in California. We recently moved to Texas and bought our first investment property.Let me start by saying I have very high and con...
Darren Horrocks
Rooming Houses - Risk vs Reward?
I am curious to get some opinions on rooming houses. (A single house, rented per room /w shared kitchen/bath) Typically D or C occupants. Rented month to month. Apparently no vacancy in the property I'm looking at and...
Bryan Crawford
First short term rental!
Hello all,After much analysis paralysis on my part, my girlfriend and I have just purchased our first investment property. To mitigate risk, we decided to house hack a 3/2 home with a detached 1/1 MIL suite to rent. W...
Tyler Boykin
First flip am i over investing?
This is my forst flip i went in half with a partner. I was trying to do the minimum to clean it up and sell it. My partner on the other hand would like to do a lot. The house had tile in the kitchen, but there was a 4...
Jason Turgeon
Middle-income senior housing strategies
My wife and I have aging parents, so this is something that's been on our minds anyway. Now this article in today's Boston Globe discusses the huge need for affordable housing with resources for some sort of assisted ...
Danielle Simone
Tenant wants popcorn ceiling down
I have a tenant that rented my apartment six months ago. She signed the lease for one year and now she’s complaining about the popcorn ceiling containing asbestos. Does anyone know the laws of Florida she saw the apar...
Ayesha N Everett
How to manage a Detroit property
Hey. I am getting ready to purchase my first property and I am curious of what to expect. What does it take to be a good landlord in Detroit?