Aswin Easwaran
Convert attached in-law suite to add sq.ft to main dwelling?
Hi all,Been a long time lurker on these forums and I’m happy to have closed on my first deal. I recently closed on a SFR in Concord,CA which I intend to house hack - thanks to all BP members, and podcasts, I was able ...
Brandon Hill
Renting out units with unpermitted work?
I bought a major fixer-upper in Chicago a few years back. I completed the rehab in 2021. I got it all done without a permit including electrical, plumbing, HVAC.
Okay. I know. I know. What I did was not exactly best...
Shawn Ward
MY NEW FLIP: I'll be Posting Weekly Updates Here
BP Community,This is Shawn Ward of Belle Hampton Properties in Los Angeles. My partner and I just purchased our next flip in South Los Angeles and decided that instead of posting a success story at the end (which I st...
Frank Jennings
Restoration/Plumbing may force tenant out for awhile
I have a leak above the kitchen in a rental that's coming from the bathroom somewhere. It is leaking through the light fixture in the kitchen and dripping down. There is water damage to the ceiling and bulkhead. Conse...
Chris Guthrie
Did I upgrade my first house too much to rent it out?
I bought a 1400 sq ft 3 br 2 bath HUD home in late 2012 for ~$130k after closing costs in Puyallup WA on a 15 year fixed mortgage at 2.875% interest. (Why 15 year? Wife listens to Dave Ramsey and the difference was on...
Steve R.
Purchasing cheap properties with unfixable issues for cash flow
Hi BP! I have been going back and forth over this issue.I am currently looking at a 3/2 SFR in a decent neighborhood that that I can pick up very cheap but it has sloping floors. It sits on post and piers with a crawl...
Robert Freeborn
What will come from Texas Artic Vortex
I’m sure we’ve all seen many videos of ceilings collapsing, pipes bursting, and flooded floors coming out of Texas. Considering the uncertainty with the power grid, climate change, and likelihood or unlikelihood of t...
Shane Clark
Buying a Home with an Old Foundation: Brick, Sandstone, Dirt
I am viewing duplexes in Massachusetts where we tend to have a lot of older homes. The properties in my price range all seem to have a common issue being that they are older (we're talking 1880's - 1910's) and Realto...
Rob K.
Tenants refuse to be home for AC installation, expect me to be...
I rent a duplex to two groups of two tenants, so you`d think among the 4 of them, somebody could be home for a new AC unit to be installed.When they first notified me of the problem, I asked them to check the breaker,...
Daniel Keating
managing some properties for a friend-not getting paid as planned
Hi Folks, I live in Tucson and have 2 rental properties I own and manage. A friend of mine owns 5 rentals in town and he lives in Payson--about a 3 hour drive so I look over his properties.
Originally the plan was tha...