Mary lou L.
Going big! We are concidering a teardown and rebuild.
We found a property that has two condemned homes. It is a REO listed at 86000. We are going to see it tomorrow. Per the agent it is of course cash only, vandalized property no electric due to no payment of bills ect. ...
Peter Turner
Flooring suggestion ? Luxury Vinyl Tile vs Laminate
I have seen that LVT or luxury vinyl planks are being heavily promoted over regular Floating/laminate flooring. Home depot has their own brand and also have a type that has glue strips to stick it together and another...
Alex Moseman
Expenses in Minneapolis, MN
I am curious about understanding typical expenses in the twin cities region. I have been looking on the MLS and a lot of the houses I have been seeing are rather old, typically built between 1900 - 1920. Of course, t...
Charles Oglesby
If you build it will they come?
I live in CA and everything out here is overpriced. I have found that if I were to purchase the land and then build I might be able to get more value because I can build higher and put more units into the lot. My qu...
Jeremy Pace
Ancient Boiler Issues
General Question:Several of my rentals have boilers across the spectrum of quality and age. My oldest boiler is in a 5 BR 2 BA house. It's been producing a LOT of carbon monoxide, so much that I feel like it's a haz...
Cordell M.
Security System
One of our tenants recently began having issues with someone messing with their front & back doors and are asking about a security system. Single family home; we want them to feel safe; anyone else experience sim...
Maimouna Sow
Water in the basement.
Hey guys. I just bought my first house, moved in last month. A couple of weeks ago, we had a very wet weekend and I noticed water stains in the baseboards of my finished basement. No French drains, no sump pumps. I’m ...
Remi Oguntoye
Long Distance Landlord
Hi All, I am a new real estate investor. I am planning to move approximately 550 miles away to a new state for a new job. I intend to maintain my primary residence, purchased just over a year ago, as a rental property...
Austin Wood
Questions about 4 unit now newly 5 unit
We have the opportunity to purchase a five plex built in the 1940’s for 230k. They pull $2450/month in rent but the landlord pays water and heat. Taxes are $300/month. Two units have new windows, two units need new w...
Katharine Chartrand
Propane for heating and cooking
I bought a mining cabin turned methlab/earth ship with the intention of fixing it up selling it to a normal person. It had a wood stove and some randomly distributed electric heaters, but they are all gone. I would ne...