Randy F.
Do It Yourself Donts
Being that there are many more wrong ways to accomplish a given task than there are right ways I thought a thread covering some of the "donts" might be useful for those just getting their feet wet in repairs and renov...
Shaival Patel
CA senate bill SB584 imposes 15% tax on STR
Any insights into SB584 that places 15% tax on STRs but exempts hotels to fund housing situation? It seems bone crushing high for guests. If you were a new investor in CA market, this tax will lower your occupancy r...
Cole Puterbaugh
3-unit mfh severely underappraised
Under contract for a 3-unit mfr in Cleveland. My first purchase. Purchase price is 177K.Appraisal is 138K.I cannot make up the difference with cash since I'm already at the top end of my purchasing ability.Is ordering...
Masta Purba
Tenants Want To Use Their 2 Mos Deposit To Pay Last 2 Mos Rents
Hello, this is my first post eventhough I am always actively following and reading Biggerpockets. I have a question regarding a rental property I currently own in Miami, FL. I am a long distance landlord and I live i...
Glenn Espinosa
Analyze 2nd deal
Breaking my left hand in a bad accident has taken me out of the real estate game for longer than I hoped... I've recently started looking again and have quite some interest in this one particular property. Numbers:
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Benjamin C.
So I go view a property that appears to be an amazing deal....
2900 Square Foot Home that has been recently renovated in a not so bad neiborhood for 50k. So anyway I am in there by myself touring the property at night time... I open the kitchen cabinet and.......... a family of d...
Michele B.
Landlord Illegally Keeps Security Deposit - Do I Settle?
Hello people of BiggerPockets!
I am a new homeowner. The rental apartment I just moved out of is in Los Angeles county, where California law requires that a landlord returns a security deposit (or provides an itemize...
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Weird, weird, weird landlord behavior.
I came across a "for rent" sign, called, and subsequently rented from a guy after he agreed to repair some things, or pay for items and I'll repair them. The apartment looked rough upon initial inspection, but appear ...
David Lee
Diary of an unusual type of flip!
I have been a member on the site since September of 2013 and I have learned an amazing amount from the site and I thought it was time to try and help others out. I have read a lot of the different Diary forums on B...
Dan Hoehn
Tub Surround with Window
I seam to always have rentals with windows over the tub, and am conflicted every time I go to remodel because I can never find a tub surround that looks decent and I hate cleaning grout. All I have found in the past i...