Cooper B.
Does having thick floor threshold between rooms affect resale?
Does anyone have any input about having the hardwood flooring in 1 room be a full 3/4" higher than the rest of the flooring in the house? Would this be a major turn-off for buyers?
I would like to put unfini...
Matt T.
Old-style valves in bathroom. How to keep children from burn hazard.
I've got a young couple living in a SFH built in the 1940s. Many of the walls in the house are masonry, so replacing plumbing is prohibitive. The bathtub has the old style valves—one for hot and one for cold, and t...
Bienes Raices
Fixing this hole
Can this hole could be fixed with just the joint compound/mesh method, instead of the more involved method where you cut out a square of drywall around the hole? The hole is is only about 2" by 2". T...
Stephanie Medina
How to leverage 401k accounts
For those of you that have good w2 income and want to take advantage of employer matching (100% return!), how do you tap into that money to scale your portfolios? The way I'm looking at it, if my spouse and I only do...
Erik Kubec
Rental property burned down -- need advice
Hello Folks,
Every landlord and tenant's worst nightmare.
Our friend (recent single mom) had just moved into a house in north suburbs of Denver. She had been there one month and didn't have renters insurance. Sh...
Bishan C.
Real Estate Syndication Due Diligence
I'm interested in getting into real estate syndication. I found a couple of funds that I'm interested in. I'd be interested in any ideas regarding how to conduct my own due diligence into these funds. How can I tell i...
Ronald Perich
Why you need to take an active role in your future
I started investing in real estate when my employer made changes to the pension plan (they stopped contributing to it). I was facing a shortfall in my retirement plans as a result of this change that I needed to make ...
Michael Zack
Credit or Income - Which is more important?
I just had someone apply for a rental unit that I own. He is a Boston Firefighter and also owns his own landscaping business. He more than meets the 3x rent requirement for income and I got a good vibe when I showed h...
Tabitha Alvarado
Holdings LLC and Properties LLC - Philly Rental License
Per my accountant's guidance, he suggested I set up two LLCs for liability reasons. A holding company that owns the assets and another that deals with PM/tenant activity. On the deed, TABS Holdings LLC owns the proper...
Christopher Oliva
help with code violations
I'm preparing to mail a list of Code Violations for San Antonio. I pulled the list for May 2017 and finally got it down to about 1k entries (i was able to pull absentee owners from the list as well as i was able to n...