Will Houston
Newbie investor dealing with a surprise mold problem seeks advice
Hello reader, thanks for stopping by.I bought an apartment I plan on renting out. It’s a studio. The previous owners didn’t disclose that they had a mold problem. It smelled a little musty when doing the walkthroughs ...
Maclovio Garcia jr
Any advice for first time landlords?
My wife and I are first time landlords. We just posted our property using Avail. When we do showings of the property do we give the potential tenent an application or instruct then to the software we are using? Since ...
John Underwood
Same day booking over New Years
I received a booking same day request from the Airbnb platform for my Lake House.Yes I was concerned. It was a 4 day booking.What happened was that the people were in Atlanta on their way to SC from Florida and they r...
Leonard Holmes
How important is a Range Hood?
We recently closed on our first investment house - an REO that had the HVAC stripped out at some point. We got a pretty good deal, and we are beginning renovation. It appears that there has never been a range hood f...
Jin Zhang
Is whole house fan a good investment for rental property
Hi everyone, I have two units in San Jose CA which I just started to rent out as STR and MTR. They are older properties and do not have an AC. Even though it is not super hot all the time in the summer, it will have a...
James A Spear
Probable Fire Damage
I am looking at what looks like a great BRRRR property, but my real estate agents says i cannot enter the property because it has fire damage. Who should i contact in my city to discuss possibly entering the house and...
Faraz Tariq
Splitting Gas/Electric Utilities or alternative?
Hi All -I just closed on a two flat + in law in Chicago (Portage Park) and I'm having some challenges on how to properly manage the utilities. This will be a house hack and a long term hold. Currently there are two ...
Beth Gorman
Input on turn a 24'x30' garage into a 720sf apt
Looking to turn a 24'x30' garage into a 720 sf 1bd/1ba apartment and seeking input on construction concerns and ideas of interest I need to take into consideration when costing out this conversion. Located 30 mins no...
Aaron P.
Working my first deal
Foreword: Any advice, tips and critique is welcomed. Just keep it constructive ;)I feel I have a deal in the works. Located in Ontario Canada, I have found a property that needs some TLC/reno attention.It currently is...
Jessica Meehan
Is this worth walking away from?
Hello,
I am currently in the process of buying my first buy and hold investment property. I am in the York, Pa area and the purchase price would be $25k with an additional $3k in closing costs. The un...