David Dewey Johnson
Great home maintenance resources for first time homeowner
Hello BP, About a month ago I closed my first deal! My wife and I are house hacking a 3-unit building in Chicago (Avondale). Built in 1901, all units were remodeled in the last 10 years, and inspection came back with ...
Reagan Huefner
Key things to look for during walkthrough?
What are some of the most important things to consider when you are walking through a property? What are things you love to see, and things that are deal killers?
Julian Dixon
Out-of-State Investing - BRRR Strategy
Hello BP Forum,I am a new out-of-state investor out of California who's looking for my first BRRR deal in the Austin-San Antonio metroplex area (Kyle, Buda, etc.). Ideally, I'd like to start off with purchasing a ligh...
Daniel Peavey
Pest Control
pest control!! Had a potential tenant ask me if I did monthly pest control treatments on property?? Need some feedback?She is financially strong, but would other landlords pay for monthly treatments or is this her r...
Ashley Haas
Does it pay to go green?
I have some properties that are about to be vacant. I was thinking about ways to get creative and create a niche for myself. With the green movement being such a big deal and all the talk about energy efficiency I tho...
Xavier Stanish
"If It Is A Good Deal and The Numbers Work"
I make a decent amount of "warm" calls a week where my objective is to determine a potential buyer`s criteria so that I can link them to an ideal deal for them. Seems pretty straight forward! I like to narrow it down;...
Account Closed
Agents, Landlords & Businesses pulling credit profile with just first name and cell/home phone#
A colleague recently pointed this out to me that they routinely screen apartment seekers during the first call simplywith their first name and contact number, often the number they call from. Because we are somewhat i...
Matt Jepson
Property management companies from a distance
First time posting after reading through other posts and trying to learn tips from everyone else.In our situation, local market is expensive to get in to and makes positive cash flow difficult to see other than STR's....
Charles Burgess
Continue to offer pest control?
Hello everyone! Currently doing reporting on my portfolio, and I see we've spent $1800 on pest control YTD over 5 different doors. My question to the community is, should I continue to offer complimentary pest contr...
John Kim
Converting my Primary into a Rental and managing remotely
Hi, I am new (like absolutely new) to real estate investing and wanted to get some advice. I am in the process of moving to Austin from Dallas but wanted to convert my existing primary into a LTR rental while managing...