Mike Mead
Closed on my First Deal!!
So I finally competed my first deal! Since finding BP 3 years ago, I knew I would start a business in Real Estate at some point. At the time I didn’t have any money saved up and all I had was time. So I put a plan to...
Theodore Tasoulas
Exit strategy issue - to cash out or not to cash out
Hello BP!
We have a 4 unit with an exit strategy issue. 3 of 4 units were renovated—doubling rents and bringing to market rate, but we now have 30k in debt that we want to remove from our ledger. The appraisal is sto...
Larry Russell
A lingering cigarette smell
I recently purchased a condo that was previously owned by a cigarette smoker. I've repainted the entire condo and replaced all the carpet with laminate flooring. But for some reason or another, there is still a ling...
Jeff G.
Carpet ruined - Do I have recourse? Should I pursue?
I had tenants rent my 2,850 SF house for 5.5 years. They disclosed their four dogs before signing, and they gave me a $500 extra deposit for that (in addition to last month's rent). And the wife said to me as they wer...
Theodore Freeman
Online Training
With plenty of online training available, which do you recommend? Why?
Theodore Renka
need ideas to make money from extra lot.....
One of my properties has a good size extra lot that the tenants don't use. I'm looking for ideas to turn it into a money maker. I was thinking along the lines of vehicle or equipment storage? Looking for advice on ...
Theodore Thorpe
Somewhat new here - from Houston Texas
Hello everyone!I am new here and not really new here at the same time. This is my first (or maybe second or third) post after signing up on BP! I signed up a few years back, lurked here for a bit, never really posted....
Travis West
Bad Dog Odors
We just bought a house where the owners kept two very large dogs in one bedroom. The dogs went to the bathroom outdoors but left dirty, oily, stains on the lower walls and carpeting. We have removed all carpet and pad...
Scott W.
Mildew smell in house
I bought a house almost 10 years ago with an odor (yep, I had it inspected); people have described the smell as musty, an old dog smell, & an old house smell. When I was dating my wife, she'd go back to her place ...
Freddy T.
Tenants are smoking weed and strong smell is radiating to my second unit.
I just bought a duplex about 2 weeks ago with tenants in one unit already living there. I realized that the tenants are heavy marijuana smokers and have permeated the smell to my other unit. I am having issues showing...