I bought a quadplex in a city a couple of hours away and hired a property management company. There was one vacancy when I closed on Dec. 1st. I wanted some repairs and updates done before it was rented (update electr...

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I am looking for a property management (PM) out of state, and I came across this PM that ALLOWS unsupervised showings from a lockbox... I was advised they require the prospective renters to take a pic of the...

What percentage of my rehab budget should be set aside as a cushion. Right now the renovation budget is at 45k and we haven't opened any walls, looked at the roof or the furnace. We know we want to update the kitchen,...

Hi Everyone,What do you do when your contractor asks for a deposit?My partner and I have always done our own rehab. The next project we are working on we can’t do ourselves and are looking to hire a contractor.We’ve ...

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I was wondering if anyone had any advice or different systems they use to estimate what the rehab price would be of a property. I am trying to wholesale distressed properties in MA, but am having...

Experienced spec SFH builders - what is your best advice for someone who wants to build small properties in C neighborhoods that are gentrifying? I am an architect and have always wanted to finance and build my own wo...

A couple of firsts for me here on BP.  This is my first post, so I am excited to get involved in the community.  And I am posting about my first investment deal.  Truth be told, this is not our first rental property, ...

I need some advice on insurance. I have been using Allstate for years and have a couple of issues/questions. A new limit has been placed by Allstate and they won't write more than 4 LL policies per insured. I am gr...

Im curently 19, in college with a full time job making alright money; at my age i guess you could say :mrgreen: . Im also always looking toward the future making sure I have everything under control to come.. For in...

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I hope everyones 2012 is going as great as 2011 went. website. I have both enjoyed and learned a tremendous amount from reading the posts and blogs from this site. I use the postcard ...