Paul Gupta
RTP area (Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill) - falling prices
Hi everyone, I was initially pretty excited looking at the amazing value for money being offered in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area, both in the student rental market as well as the mainstream market. Then I spok...
Dave Grosse
Severe Mold Damage - My responsibility or tenant's negligence?
So here's my very first horror story of landlording if you'd like to call it that.
Tenant says she never goes into the basement because she doesn't have anything down there and thus has no reason to go. Two w...
Joe Stafford
Completed my second rehab! (before and After and Details)
Hey everyone! I have not been on here for a while due to this HUGE project! It is finally completed! This one...
Kevin Keith Beck
Can your properties compete in the netzero housing market?
Tick-tock! Are your California investments ready for the new 2020 net-zero Building Code requirements ahead?It’s only one year away. Come January 1st, 2020 California's Building Code will MANDATE that ALL newly constr...
Stephanie Hardy
Ahhh!! Closing on 1st home and am afraid I'll miss something!
So, my step-father-in-law has decided he will seller finance a home to us! This will be our first investment property. We are still trying to figure out if we want to spend $15-20k to redo the floors, kitchen, & m...
Bill J.
Rental Management Software
I have been reviewing different software programs and am currently on a 7 day test period with "Rent Manager"....I have also looked at "Point2" and some free spreadsheets on the web. I am just starting but plan to gro...
Tyler Santos
New to Real Estate Investing and need advice!
I am a 34 year old executive assistant for a small scientific instrument company in Boston. My younger brother (32) and I have been doing a lot of reading and studying various investments vehicles. We have both decide...
Katie Stone
Getting listed before upgrades done & tenants trashing property
We just purchased a rental home that is in the process of renovations (paint, new counters & hardware), etc. The place is a total mess right now as we have been stripping wallpaper etc. The counters will not be ...
Angie B.
How to Avoid Renting to Smokers
Turning over a property where a tenant smoked inside the last few months (once she decided she was going to move out). After taking out carpet, scrubbing the nicotine off of the bathroom ceiling and walls, and pai...
Nick Forbes
STR in Historic District
BP Community, looking for advice/connections on the following: CPA with STR experience, RE Attorney, & Cost Segregation. Below is our situation! Property Location: Downtown Raleigh, North Carolina Investment type:...