Hey guys, I just bought a house in Vegas. I plan on living in the house for 1-2 years and then I plan on using this as a rental. Here are the pictures of the house. Are there any renovations that you would suggest? I ...
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I am interested in paying cash for a short sale, it is a log home that needs tons of work and has been on the market 2 years, apparantly vacant at least that long. We would probably tear it down and build a traditiona...
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I'm working on a deal, have contractors labor cost but I need the material cost. Does anyone have a list of cost per project including material?
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Hello everyone, I posted on Facebook and was advised to ask for feedback here. My family and I are long term tenant in my apartment, having been here for almost 8 years. We intend to stay here until at least September...
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My husband and I are closing on our first rental property on the 28th of July in Salt Lake City. It's a fantastic home with updated AC, furnace, water heater, roof, etc. but it's extremely dated. Think blue carpet and...
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i hate talking about carpets in rentals. it gets my blood boiling. i hate shopping for carpet. It's like buying a mattress - if you dont know anything about it, you are getting screwed over. i hate dealing with tenant...
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Working on some direct mail pieces for absentee landlords - what were the hardest lessons you learned as a landlord - the kinds of things that -almost- made you throw in the towel.
For me, it was listening to late re...
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Investors, I am in the process of acquiring a 4 Plex house hack and the units have carpet in every aspect of them except kitchen and bathrooms. This has got to go because tenants SUCK with carpet. What flooring are yo...
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Just closed on a nice 4/2 that we're going to rent out long-term for the cash flow. We need to tear out the awful carpet, but are debating real hardwood versus a wood-looking LVT (luxury vinyl tile). You can't beat th...
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I'v been using TrafficMaster and I've had very good luck with it. It's easy to install and even when a tenant moves out the flooring stays in good shape. I'm curious as to what brands of laminate that other landlords ...