Justin Christian Macabenta
Figuring out which route to go: Flip houses or Rental Properties
Hi BP!My name is Justin and I am new to the forums. Been eager to post and also get started with investing but wanted anyone's thoughts/suggestions/Pros&Cons on which route to go being brand new:Is it better to bu...
Angelina Nguyen CGA
How do traveling nurses / mid term renters feel about living on a main road?
I want to put an offer on a house that is on a main road. I'll try to make house as sound proof as possible but aside from noise, do nurses generally feel unsafe since it's on the main road, more public exposure (lack...
Rose Harris
White and black wires coming out of ground and going into house
I found a black wire and a white wire coming out of the ground and into my house. What are they? Should I cover them for protection?
Rubin Thomas
should I rent to a family with 4 dogs?
so my rental has been sitting on the market for a month and a half now. I've gotten a few showings but only one really interested prospective tenant who actually showed. everything on their app and credit report look ...
Jason V.
Yet Another "To Rent or Flip" -- Home next to abandoned / condemned house and GIANT oak tree (maybe 5 feet from slab?) ????
This is definitely a multi-parter, as well as my first post. :D I stumbled upon this forum recently and am not quite sure what took me so long to get this all off my chest. But anyway, here I am, and here's my first...
Pierre E.
PEX Protection Ideas - Rodents in crawlspace with galvanized pipe
Hey BP Fam! I need to replace galvanized pipe (within house, in crawlspace, and to the street). Single story 2 bath house with crawlspace kitchen and laundry room all on one side of the house
1) - Need to decide b...
Aaron Blevins
Best practices for gutting drywall/electrical/plumbing in old hou
I am getting ready to do a full gut on one side of a duplex I just purchased. What are some things we should keep in mind before and during the gut? One thing I found was what seems like old blown in insulation in the...
Troy Zsofka
The 2% Rule: Why new investors should be EXTREMELY wary of it
“The 2% Rule” seems to be a fast favorite among new investors, and since I’m a tell-it-how-it-is (or at least tell-it-how-I-think-it-is) kind of guy, I figured I’d write a post to call it out.Before I go into why I th...
Aaron Wyssmann
Does this meet code?
Ok, so I know that there is no way this meets code but I saw this in a possible investment home yesterday and I had to share. Just think, you could take a shower and plug in your hair dryer and then if the breaker ha...
Ryan Kerrigan
New Tenant Requests
Hello Forum,This is my first post after lurking around a bit, and was hoping I could get some direction. I currently live in a house hacked duplex, and rented out the lower unit roughly a month ago. This is the 3rd te...