Troy Sheets
Who's using IKEA cabinets? Talk me out of using them!
So we're a few flips in now and we've only used IKEA cabinets with the soft close hinges. They look good and work well but our contractors hate them due to the assembly time. We're probably getting dinged by the contr...
Daniel P.
A Turnkey Review: TCS Investments
Hello and good day! Long time lurker here who’s learned an invaluable amount from the BP community over the past year and a half or so. I remember reading through a really good thread by Tyler Jahnke a while back, a r...
Nate R.
Don't be a retail investor!
I'm haunted by Ben L.'s comment "Don't be a retail investor!" in the podcast on rental properties. This is also common advice in real estate investment books. Always buy at a discount, or, as Warren Buffett says, with...
Lyndal McMurphy
No heat/hot water, tenant wants a hotel
My tenant in a SFH (single mother with toddler) was contacted by the gas company saying she was using excessive gas. They sent a technician out who did a pressure test on the gas line and said there is a leak on the ...
Mark Robertson
Real Estate Crowdfunding Investment Ratings
I am a member of a private email group that is realizing the potential of how I envisioned a due diligence website would help investors. The plan was accredited investors could share due diligence on crowdfunding deal...
Kundan Chand
renter complaining about cleanliness
Hi
I am 1st time landlord and chose to manage my home personally. We had signed a lease agreement with our renter which included deep cleaning of the home before they moved in. However the cleaner I hired did not do...
Brandon Vannier
Investing out of state, would you do it?
I live in San Diego, CA and have been looking for options locally but the numbers aren't adding up to my planned budget. I have been looking out of state at cheaper multifamily homes and those seem to bring the cash f...
Nathan Gesner
Occupancy rates down in 30 of the 50 top markets. Where are you?
My 19,000th post and this is all I got. ;)https://time.com/6223185/airbn...A lot of people cashed out their equity (gained through pure luck) to purchase a short-term rental in unfamiliar markets that were over-priced...
Isaac S.
Delaware Statutory Trust DST 1031 Difficulty Giving up control
Looking to get feedback from others that have 1031 into DST Delaware Statutory Trust.We have tons of equity, low debt, fully depreciated, and I have been dealing with toilets, trash, and tenants, for 20 years...I ofte...
Matthew Fullam
Tenant Using Rental Property as Full Time AirBnB
BP,I was just informed through a neighbor that my tenant has been renting out my property on AirBnB without my knowledge since the first day of his lease. My lease clearly states there is no subletting allowed, howev...