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Hi everyone,I'm looking for a multifamily in the Chicago area that I can house hack for my first property. Longer term, I'd like to build a large portfolio of multifamily properties in the Chicago area. Does anyone ha...
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Hi all. I always get such great advice here, so I'm back looking for strategy suggestions.
Briefly:
Neighbor's house. She passed away in March (not covid, just old age.)
She has a niece in Germany that is going ...
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If you're a house hacker in the City of Denver, you may be painfully aware of the city's current stance on unrelated adults in a household. Denver currently allows just two unrelated adults per house, or up to three w...
The property is in Sparks Nevada right off Vista & Baring Blvd. It's the only 5 bedroom on the court. Previous owner purchased it as a 3 bedroom 1 bath house and constructed it into a 5 bedroom 2.5 bath property. ...
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Does anyone have suggestions on the type of paint they recommend for use in rental properties? Low maintenance and durability are my goals. Just starting out with my first rehab! Thanks BP family!
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Does anyone have any good resources on the energy use of various window air conditioners? Even more points if you have ones that can be monitored remotely via the internet. Need to put one in a place where I care how...
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I bought a mid-century house in Centennial in January. It had a chain link fence running between my house and the house next door. It also had a wood privacy fence in the front and a wood gate. I replaced the wood ...
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In an effort to be as efficient as possible, I would like to start only using two types of paints for all of my units, one for common areas / bathrooms and the other for bedrooms. It'll just make maintenance so much e...
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Hello BP fam...I’m about to close on a vacation rental in upstate ny. It’s 3 minutes from a ski resort (gore mtn) in the Adirondacks.It’s a total fixer upper. It was set up as a mother daughter sort of. There’s no CO ...
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Hey BP,I am about 2 weeks away from closing on another property (2 family duplex!). Like my other properties I seem to always find the ones with only 1 furnace. The age of the system is unknown but having some experie...