Dustin Woodley
Tricks of the trade... What is yours?
One trick we use sometime is take a water hose from the back of a washer machine... I carry one in my trunk (With a plunger). Go to the neighbor and offer them $10 cash to run a hose from their outside faucet to your ...
Eric Keller
FINALLY I am a investor! Purchased first flip
Hello BP,
My name is Eric and I am from St. Louis, MO. I have been lurking on BP for about 3 months now and wanted to share my story.
Graduated college a year ago and found myself working crappy j...
Ray Jhala
To permit or not to permit!
Hey Everyone! I purchased my first rental, a duplex, in January of this year. After the tenants left last month I started the rehab process to bring the units up to speed and increase rents to market rates.
The sco...
Andrew Clark
Limiting Stove And Oven Use - Tenants using it to heat house
I have a handful of rooming houses with a very interesting clientele. Now that it is getting colder, tenants have started using the stove top and ovens to heat the house.
I've had more than one $400+ bill (with only...
Kristy F.
Advice on inherited, rent-controlled tenants demanding upgrades
Hello all, I'm a new landlord and recently purchased a triplex in San Francisco that came with tenants. One couple in the building has been there for 15 years and is paying $1000 below market rate. After I purchased t...
Kevin Barnett
Current trends --- what sells, what doesn't
I am just now starting work on my first rehab. I'm finding out that there are some difficult decisions to make. If this was a complete burn-out and I had to replace EVERYTHING then it wouldn't be such a hard decision ...
Blaine Hubert
AFTER PICS - My 1st Project - What do you think of the deal?
Before - http://www.904kingswood.com/before
After - http://www.904kingswood.com/after
Hi,
I've got my first house under contract and would like to know what you all think about the deal. I will try to give all numb...
Matt B.
San Diego / Sunnyvale CA, Aspiring Real Estate Investor (out of state)
Hi everyone,My name is Matthew and I am currently living in San Jose, Ca. I am originally from San Diego, Ca.I have been interested in Real Estate investment for about 3 years and currently own 1 SFR rental in San Di...
Deborah Cavallaro
Contractors Costs Per Square Foot for Second Floor Additions?
Hi BP Community,I'm considering doing a high end redesign and addition to an 1800 sf SFH. I'd like to gut and redesign the existing first floor of the house and add a 1400 - 1500sf second floor for a total living ar...
Ralph Miller
$3500 to install 430ft2 of floating vinyl flooring worth it?
I have an apartment that is 1092ft2 2bd/1ba.Rent is $600/month. Currently have a tenant until June 2021.I was planning to take out the carpet and install adhesive vinyl flooring.The flooring company I usually used qu...