Mike Palmer
Best flooring for a rental?
I have seen some that say carpet is the way to go in bedrooms, but others that say it is too expensive to replace and there are on-going costs of cleaning between tenants. Personally I have the tenants pay for cleanin...
Matt Millard
Coming Great Depression?
Does anyone else believe in Austrian Economics & follow Peter Schiff & Lew Rockwell & think that when the everything bubble pops in next couple years (we are already in 2nd longest expansion ever) that we ...
Jason Merchey
Bubble?
Does anyone sense risk in the housing market? I was thinking lately about taking out a loan or two for rental properties, but I have some concerns about the federal government/politicians/partisanship, a tech bubb...
Ed O.
Tenant emergency procedures
[b]Had a close call recently. Had a wonderful 2 handle faucet that was slightly running (smashed washers, couldn't shut off 100%) and a tub drain that couldn't keep up with it. Luckily we were able to avoid a big disa...
Henry Clark
Self Storage Day to day Constructing a new facility
Day in the life- Constructing a New Facility location
23 June 2020, 08:39 We are starting our 8th and final storage location. I will try to give an update as we go through construction. Although this will be instruct...
Kofi LeGrand-Sawyer
..:: Car Enthusiasts ::..
Are there any car enthusiasts on BP? I'm in to cars from the 60s through now. Some of my favorites are the '64 Lincoln Continental, '72 Chevelle, '87 Grand National, BMW 8-Series and the current MBZ CLS. Post your fav...
Randy F.
Toilets... To caulk or not to caulk...
I've seen several threads on BP where whether or not caulking in the base of a toilet is a good idea has been discussed. Seems the general concensus is to NOT caulk them. I vehemently disagree!
The main reason given...
Taylor Martel
Tenants stained new epoxy garage flooring - can we charge for th?
We have a larger rental home in TX that was built 2017. In August 2018, we had epoxy flooring installed in the 3 car garage. In November we vacated the property and had the place professionally cleaned. Property was v...
Jonathan Wheeler
Fire damage flip - Things to know
I just recently came across a property that has extensive fire damage. Have not done a walkthrough yet. Did a drive by and the exterior is intact as is the roof. So it seems the fire was contained mainly to the first ...
Randy F.
Do It Yourself Donts
Being that there are many more wrong ways to accomplish a given task than there are right ways I thought a thread covering some of the "donts" might be useful for those just getting their feet wet in repairs and renov...