Deanna S.
We are under Contract on our First Property! Inspection advice
Hello, BP community. We are under contract on our first property, a 1920 Cleveland Heights triplex. We can't say enough good things about @Aaron Westerburg of Inspection Tech. The home inspection yesterday was a gr...
Warren A.
Subpanel with fuses and aluminum wiring 1940 home - safe?
I closed on a single family home in Little Rock, AR in mid May 2021. It was built in 1940 and is ~1700 sq ft. The tenant is a Housing tenant (section 8) , has not moved in yet , but has passed the Housing inspection....
Michael Fortier
Two college kids, one with full year up front
Hello BPI just closed on my first SFR rental house less than a week ago. I put an ad on the popular rental sites 2 days before closing and got flooded with applicants before I could even show it. Yesterday we were clo...
Roy N.
Surprise!! A renovation retrospective of an 1100 ft^2, 2-level flat.
IntroductionThe saga started almost a year ago (September 2014). The relationship with long-term tenants we inherited two years prior had been sliding sideways for some time - their unit was the only one we had not r...
Erela Plotkin
how much to provide for a good tenant
I am a brand new real estate investor. I purchased a duplex with a current very good tenant two months ago. I have put nearly $`13,000 in electrical rewiring of both units, painting, new ceiling fans, and a new hot w...
Sharron Morrow
Dishwashers in rentals
This is my first rehab and gutted the kitchen. Thought about not putting in a dishwasher. Your thoughts?
Bienes Raices
Do you bother getting a permit to replace the water heater?
I called the county permitting office and they do require a permit to replace a water heater. Since it's highway robbery to pay a licensed plumber to do anything, I was wondering if most people ignore the permit issue...
Johanna V.
Tenant/Landlord Lawyer recommendation in Seattle - do I need one?
Hello BP -- I own and manage a property in Maple Valley, WA. It was a foreclosure which was remodeled to be able to rent it. After the work and when the house is first lived-in, first tenants usually find little detai...
Debra R.
Roofing in Nor Cal prices
We've received estimates on re-roofing a SFR near Sacramento. 1 at about 9K and another at about 20K. Of course pricing depends on the materials used, but still we'd like to have an idea about what is reasonable. A...
Deborah R.
Florida law - window screens
Hi, I have one property in Florida managed currently by a management company. Our tenants' dog damaged the window screens. The company is saying that we can't take the screen repair out of the deposit since we didn'...