Wa Chan
Confusing world of permitting
Hello everyone,I closed on my first property mid Feb, and am in the process of putting in an extra bedroom in the basement (has a separate door into the back yard) and building a wall down there to create a shared lau...
Garrett Whitlock
Toledo Ohio Tenet Paid Expenses
Hi there BiggerPockets users,I'm starting to search the Toledo, OH area for small multi-family homes to house hack and I want to make sure I have my numbers as accurate as possible at this stage.One of my biggest ques...
John Matthews
Minimizing Electric Use in Common Areas
Hi All,In small multifamilies where there's no on site maintenance person to shut lights off, how do most of you ensure that your tenants aren't always leaving the lights on in the common areas? I figure my options ar...
Sam Abe
Tenant has no electricity and house smells
I just heard from my neighbors that the tenant has no electricity and is having some issues with power company so he is living without electricity and is also planning to move out. Additionally there is an awful smell...
James Mays
Inspection Report - How would this inspection report affect your offer?
Hello BP Team!I recently went under contract for a 4/2 LTR/Section 8 house with current tenet in place in Jackson, MS. Inspection report came through today. First time out of state investor. Currently have a local LTR...
Brian Falcon
Sustainability and Green Strategies
Hi all,Is anyone incorporating sustainable or regenerative strategies in your business practices or into your projects? If so I'd love to keep a dialog going with like-minded folks. I'm an architect with a long stan...
Joe Splitrock
Electric Car as a Business Expense
We are in a situation where my wife is soon to be quitting her job to focus more on the rental business. My daughter will be getting her drivers license this year, so we will need to add a third car. We could probably...
Robert Arnold
Can I wait till a squatter isn't home and move him out?
OMG! Help! My parents' have had a rental property in northern Michigan for decades. I came to visit July 2 and I'm stuck here. I need to get rid of a squatter for them before I can drive back south to Texas. This stor...
Bruce Woodruff
Power outages at Guest House
Looking for advice from hosts on this. One of our listings is rural (next to our ranch house) and we have experienced a few power outages recently due to lightning storms. Ranging from 1 hr to overnight in one case...
Kyle Johnson
Add Solar to a SFH rental
Hello All,
I'm just curious. Will getting solar add any value, marketing and/or rental value to your SFH rental? Is it worth doing?
I can see it may add some marketing value but that's it. Curious if other have done...