Nat C.
Disaster tiling job
I hired two professional tilers to tile one of my properties.Their quote was $500 more than another estimate I received but I felt like they were professionals who I could trust to do a good job.Indeed they have been ...
Bill Sargeson
Window in Shower. What would you do?
I have a foreclosure that I am seriously considering buying for a rental. My concern is the bathroom has a window in the shower. I was planning on gutting the bathroom and doing a complete remodel. I thought I could...
Mike B.
My first true "FLIP"! With pix!
Hi all,Well after doing (1) live-in BRRRR and (1) SFH BRRRR which is rented out now, I decided I wanted to do a true "flip". That is, buy a property, gut renovate, and immediately try to sell it. I had just recently ...
Dean Suzuki
Tenant is requesting to get a cat
Hi,
I have a tenant that has leasing my property for over a year and has been good at making their payments on time (in other words a pretty good tenant). They asked if they could get a cat. We currently ha...
Sarah D.
Withhold from deposit for insufficient notice to vacate?
Can't decide if this is a good business decision or a petty decision.Tenants provided 17 day notice to vacateTenants were advised that they are in violation of the lease by not providing 30 days notice. Tenants come ...
Account Closed
Water Bubbles on New Concrete Floor
I have an apartment that is below grade that had a wooden floor that buckled. We removed the floor boards and found moisture coming up thru the concrete floor underneath. The American Leak Detection company came out t...
Hugh Ayles
House Flipping version 2.0
Version 2.0? In 2005 we did our first flip. I had a very good paying W2 and decided not to continue pursuing real estate. Stupid, stupid, stupid.In 2009 I started my own commercial construction subcontracting firm....
Calvin Jordan
Never Will I Ever Do That Again
I have my first rental property and I am doing all the work myself this time. I am courious to know what are some of the jobs you did on your first property that you will never do again?
Kuriakos Mellos
First duplex - do you offer laundry and dryers?
Hi everyone - moving into my first multi family here (duplex) in about 3 weeks. I will be living in the upper unit and renting the other one until I move out and rent the upper one as well. There is no in unit laundr...
Sean Larson
Shared Driveway Easement?
Hi all, (sorry I just posted this in the pro area before realizing this is a more appropriate spot)My neighbor and I are planning on having a driveway poured on what is a shared driveway between our houses in Grand Ra...