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Tell me about your first real estate deal how did you find it ?was it a house hack?what did you learn? Was it profitable?the first property I purchased was in Cleveland back in 2005 a single family that I purchased fo...
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Investment Info:
Condo buy & hold investment.
Acquired 1-bedroom rental property, generating 30%+ cash-on-cash return. Currently appraising for more than double the price I purchased.
What made ...
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STR beach condo renovation slightly above builder's grade but not super high end. Contractor is suggesting laminate sheet goods for entire floor. I haven't worked with anything but hardwood and tile in recent years bu...
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Lately our investing focus has been on purchasing, rehabbing, renting out, and either refinancing or selling multifamily homes in our area. It has been a while since we did a single family project, which has largely b...
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I have been doing student rentals for a long time. I have single family homes with students renting by the room. With students there is bound to be maintenance issues perpetually. I have been handling these myself as ...
I have an apartment that is below grade that had a wooden floor that buckled. We removed the floor boards and found moisture coming up thru the concrete floor underneath. The American Leak Detection company came out t...
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Hi,we just purchased a SFH in Austin that is only a few years old, however, has builder grade brown carpet that is generally OK once cleaned but thinking I want to replace all the carpet with good quality laminate now...
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What do you guys normally do for flooring in your rentals? I know carpet seems to be the cheaper option, but I was hoping to put something in that is water proof and durable so I won’t have to change it after each mes...
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My tenant emailed an ESA letter notifying me that he would be moving his cat into my SFR home immediately (he left the cat behind 2 years ago & suddenly he needs the cat to sleep due to a disability). I am exem...
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Military family here,I'm expecting a move in about two years and I want to prepare my home for my first rental. I've ran some calculations through bigger pockets, renttoretirement, and calculator.net. I'm super new an...