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Considerations when rehabbing a rental
Recently I was reading something that suggested putting in crown molding and finer touches to a rental property. The purpose to attract quality tenants. The idea on the surface sounds good, we all want to attract qu...
Corey McCue
Detroit
I'm very new to this and have only recently started researching real estate investment, so please excuse my ignorance (as this post will probably be riddled with it). My childhood best friend and I are in the process ...
Jonathan Johnson
6-unit apt, all vacant, cat-lady "tenant", distress Landlord
Hello all,Long time lurker, first time poster so be gentle.I live in a small college town and I found a 6-unit apartment that I'm considering purchasing. I have a friend currently renting there ($600/mo) but he's movi...
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First Flip. How important is a general contractor?
About close on my first house, was a hoarder house and going to need a lot of work. I want to hire a general contractor, I feel a good GC would help speed up the flip which would limit holding cost and help get a good...
Logan Halliburton
Pueblo Colorado Buy and Hold?
Hello fellow BPers.I live in Denver and am looking for my first buy and hold property and have been eyeing Pueblo CO.Anyone have any insight on the market in Pueblo and which neighborhoods to avoid?Any advice would be...
Preston Gealy
Needing a Flipping Mentor
Hey guys,I have been flipping houses for 4 years and I'm about 50% on successes. We lost almost $100,000 on the others. Looking for a mentor in the Pittsburgh area to reach out to me and possibly give me advice on wha...
Penny Alexander
unwilling to repair
I am renting a farm house and its old. It has 2 - 15 light exterior doors on it. The wind come in all around the doors, which have weather stripping around them and thru each of the 15 pains of glass. The doors nee...
Jason Merchey
Landlord Responsibility re: Health
Was just watching a pretty moving show on Dateline about the poor sections of New York . The NY Housing Authority has 400,000 people to deal with, and that is in addition to private landlords. In this episode, two ...
Conrad Pels
Are either of these a worthwhile deal?
I am looking to buy my first rental investment property, and after analyzing the market where I live (Traverse City, MI) for some time, I’m thinking there are other places within an hour or so that may provide more ba...
Jenna Lee
Section 8, pros and cons
I am just curious about everyones thought on section 8 rentals. I got interested in section 8 rentals after listening to a podcast about a guy that soley owned section 8, he said he NEVER had any late payments nor his...