Himilce Phelps
Getting the best offer by adding curb appeal-- HELP!
Hello, we recently purchased a foreclosure. It is definitely lacking curb appeal, but it was a price that we could afford. Can you guys help me figure out what to do to add some curb appeal? I have already planted a f...
Shane Cloutier
An unfortunate side effect of real estate investing.
Today my wife and I went out shopping and on the way home we visited a possible lead. Once we stepped inside this apartment building we came face to face with one of the biggest side effects of being a real estate...
Brian Horwitz
Wood stairway fire hazard?
Hi, I am currently changing a SFH into a duplex with the bottom level one unit and top level one unit. My contractor built a wood stairway entrance to the top unit and I'm concerned my tenant will be trapped if there ...
Account Closed
Basement Househacking Experience Sharing
Hello all,For peeps who house-hacked using your basement, did you bolt your basement door coming up the stairs?Short-term or long-term?Some do's and donts? Any advice and experience sharing is appreciated!Thanks.
Erin Caldwell
What to do about laundry/washers/dryers in Tacoma
Another question for fellow Tacoma investors! What do you guys do about laundry? It's an issue I'm sure in every property, weather to have them or not. The property I'm buying (tri-plex) only has laundry in the 5 bed ...
Chris Sweeney
Converting a Spare Bedroom into Office Space
Hello Everyone,I have a 4-plex that has a spare bedroom off of the second floor hallway. It's 104 square feet, bright with 2 windows, and has no rooms adjacent to it (only the hallway) so it's quiet. I'd love to be ab...
Shawn Mix
Cost effective options for repair of stairs
Long time member, first post! Was just reading the following article: https://www.biggerpockets.com/... which was a great read through. Mostly table stakes of what I've learned already over owning a property for about...
Shiang Lin
Fair Price? Rehab Bathroom and Single Room in LA
The house is located in Alhambra, CA. One of the suburbs of LA.This is my first remodel and will be my personal house. So I just wanted a second opinion about pricing. My father has a contractor who will do the follow...
James Carlson
ADU income can now count toward loan qualification
Hey all prospective house hackers! Some big news last month.Lenders can now count income from an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) toward your loan qualification, according to an announcement from the federal housing auth...
Ashley Cooney
The first step, and the first lesson
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Hartford.
Purchase price: $253,000
Cash invested: $8,500
I bought my first duplex because I thought it would be smarter to...