I know this sounds crazy, but I've been told that diesel fuel will get rid of termites. I'm sure there are environmental issues with this, but I would be terrified of a fire - even years after the treatment. If the in...
Hello all,My wife and I have a mixture of long term and short term rentals. We recently came across an opportunity to buy a mobile home park but this is a totally new investment strategy for us. The numbers seem decen...
My partners and I in Salt Lake City, UT are getting ready to head out to Cleveland to look at some properties to invest in, and at the same time, I am separately preparing to buy my own first property on my own. I’ve ...
Hi BP family! This question’s for the seasoned Landlords/PMs... For your properties, is there any preventative maintenance (or updates) that you make sure gets done after a certain number of years have passed?For exam...
Any mold experts out here? I have a beach rental in southeast North Carolina that had a plumbing leak inside. One of the bedroom carpets got pretty soaked with water from a cracked bathtub. We ID'd the issue, the te...
I purchased a SFH in Cape Coral area in 2010 when the market tanked for 61k. Its been rented to the same tenant since for $700 month. Annual expenses are $2k for tax & insurance. I could net roughly 110k after clo...
Hello, Here is my situation. I just became a real estate agent a few months ago. I also work a W-2 job that allows for a loan program. I will be leaving this job soon to focus on my realtor business. I've been holdin...
Hello! I have been using the house hacking strategy for the past three houses that I have bought in Salt Lake City, UT. I would rent out a portion of my home, while I went off and worked as a travel nurse in other sta...
Hi all! Me again! Come seeking wiser minds than ours...As some of you may remember, we became accidental landlords on a SFR in South OC (Ca) when we could no longer afford it (and the kids split). We went thru a cou...
I am rehabilitating an apartment and it has fleas. The prior tenant had 4 cats so I have had to rip out most of the floor. In the past, in a different apartment, I hired an exterminator to address the fleas issue. ...