Ingrid Nagy
This one is a first for me
Last week I contacted via email a listing agent for an REO that I've been seeing on the market for the past 4 months and requested that she send me some information on it. I ascertained who the listing agent was dire...
Mark Christopher
Our first rental property
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Indianapolis.
Purchase price: $46,500
Cash invested: $5,000
My partner and I decided to pick this house because it was more of a ...
Joe Holloway
Estimates on 6-unit rehab costs
BP community...I wanted to get any feedback from experienced members on doing multi-family rehabs. I"m looking at putting in an offer on a 6-unit that needs complete rehab. Total sq/ft is 6440, 2/1 units, in need of...
Barry Cohen
Repair estimate after tenant moved out
I'm looking for some feedback, especially from my fellow Rochester, NY investors. My tenant left the duplex unit after almost being evicted. My property manager sent a request to their contractor to make the unit read...
Account Closed
costs of rehab?
Maybe this is a better place for my question:
One house I'm looking at is listed at 160,000. The outside looks very nice for the area, which is probably middle to lower middle class. Neighboring houses are similar, an...
Kyle Curtin
Tip for turning over units with different types of repairs!
When turning over a unit that needs a variety of different types of work done before listing it and another tenant resides there, be mindful of the order in which you do these repairs!
Example: if you need to add a...
Jonathan Cronkite
Would you replace these kitchen cabinets?
(I'll try and post a pic if possible.)Details:I'm planning on flipping it.They are real wood and in good condition, but 1985 oak cabinets. I would install new self closing hinges and paint them.Appreciate your though...
Ben Skove
What spiffing up do you do for an unfinished basement?
I'm looking at a flip that has an unfinished basement. It's going to stay unfinished given its ARV and the comps in the area.
That being said, what have you done to make an unfinished basement more attractive to a b...
Danielle Ratto
Tenant child tested positive for lead poisoning in our property
Hello,My tenant just let us know that her son (11 months) just tested positive for lead poisoning. We also live there and just had a baby 5 months ago and she advised us that we need to get our son tested ASAP (it is ...
Katherine T.
Bathtubs issue/ repaint? bath fitters?
Hi BP,I recently purchased my first investment property and quote excited! The renovation is going well as far as I can tell. My present dilemma is the bathtub. It is has yellow stains which I thought would be an ...