Steve Maginnis
School me on tankless water heaters please.
I have a 4-plex, C property, 2/1, built in mid 60's on a slab with very little insulation. They currently have 30 gallon low boy electric tank heaters located in the kitchen. I'm thinking about making the move to el...
Candace Postell
WWYD if you ran out of $$$ during the flip!
Hi B/P family,So what if you were about 95% complete on a flip and you needed about 4k to complete, what would you do besides private money? Its a bit of a dilemma because you've made it this far and you dont want to ...
Jonathan Sowinski
Sanity check: 50%/2% rules fail. Could this still be a good investment?
I am looking for some input on one of my first (potential) deals; I am currently under contract to purchase but wanted to see if the #s below make sense to other more experienced investors.
I am asking because I ju...
Jerry W.
NEED ADVICE ON FIXING UP A SHORT TERM RENTAL
To all of you who have short term rentals I would appreciate your thoughts and advice on rehabbing a property for a short term rental. I have a duplex where one half has been fixed up and is very clean and nice and I...
David Krulac
60 million people can't be wrong.....
According to statistics, 60 million people in the US live in condos, that's around 20% of the population. Many people here on BP seem to be anti-condo. And there are cautionary notes about condos that don't apply to...
David Y M.
How to Convince Significant Other to BRRRR + Other Questions?
Hi Everybody, I'm pretty new to this space, but I've been researching this year in preparation to make my first purchase in Winter 2020. I am in my early 20's currently renting right now, and my plan was to move into ...
Akram Ramdan
Under Contract, Can I Back Out Because of Bathroom Removal?
Hi all,
I am a first time investor currently purchasing a two-family home in Clifton, NJ. I am currently under contract with the last step being to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy from the town. The current Clifton...
Anil Samuel
2nd FL Rental Property - LESSONS LEARNED
Background:So I just got a tenant in my 2nd rental property. I closed on May 23rd, 2013. Tenant moved in on July 19th, 2014. There were some things I had to take care of: change front and rear door locks, replace m...
Leah Spurlock
Inheriting tenants with varied payment dates
I am buying 11 houses from a retiring investor in which he collects rent at different dates for different tenants. He knows when they get paid and has always collected on dates when they get paid. Ideally, I'd like ...
Karen Margrave
The NARROWEST house plan you have ever built or been in?
We are going to be building 2 new condos in San Clemente, CA, and each unit can only be 16' wide. Michael has already designed a 3/3 with under building parking and 2 levels of living space. If we could find 9" more, ...