Jorge Caceres
Utilities included worth the risk?
Hi fellow BP fans,Considering mid-term rentals (MTR) for my single-family home (near two hospitals, targeting traveling nurses/doctors). Most MTRs in my area include utilities, but my California property has very high...
Mike Conklin
Electric vs Natural Gas Range/oven for tenants
My wife and I just purchased our first duplex we are house hacking and in the re-model planning stage for the kitchen. The unit currently has an electric stove that is not worth keeping. We are getting gas ran into th...
Chris Luger
Hard time finding a Renter for Executive Condo
Hello! Thank in advance to anyone that has some advice on helping find qualified tenants. This year is my first year has a landlord, and I now have 4 properties. The first two, a townhome and a single family, rente...
Thierry Van Roy
High ceilings in old houses
In my market, there is a lot of inventory of historical manors from the 17th century and up (example). These ask for a lot of renovations in order to increase their lifespan, but it is manageable...
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Angela Jossy
My friend the real estate agent says there are NO deals in Tacoma
My friend is a well known real estate agent in Tacoma and I met with her last week to tell her of my goal to invest in a 4-plex (house-hacking) to start my plan to become a real estate investor. She said she has been ...
Roger Laughary
To HVAC or Not to HVAC...That is the Question
Ok folks,This seems like a no brainer to me, but I'm not too proud to run it past people more experienced to make sure I'm thinking propertly. I am closing on a 3BR, 1BA, 1,000 sq foot home in 4-5 weeks. The house is ...
Joel Polanco
Making Offers on Properties
I have a question, I'm currently reading The Book on REI by Brandon, and he makes it a point to make a lot of offers on properties.Am I making these offers before or after seeing the properties? It seems as though I'l...
Jeffrey K.
problem tenant
I have a girl living in one of my units. She is around 30 years old, single, has a good job, and a credit score over 800. This is a nice one bedroom apt. We just totally redid the building she lives in. The proble...
Just Don
drywall install over extruded foam on basement walls
was going to glue 2" pink foam on bottom 24" of exterior block basement walls,,, then have electrician run conduit on top of that horizontally for outlets. Then foam on up to top of wall and rim joist area gets littl...
Kent Baltare
Buying in a great vacation rental market
Hey there.I wanted to reach out to the BP community to get their thoughts on interesting locations for a first time vacation rental buyer. I'm currently a buy and hold investor in Canada but live in California. I wa...