Tanya F.
Diary of our upstairs- personal residence
This is a little late starting, but I'll catch up quickly from planning to mid-project in this first post.We have a small house, started off at 750 sq ft when I bought it. I've added a sunroom (in 1995) and extended o...
Greg Pond
What are top upgrades for buy-and-hold rental property?
Curious to hear what the BP community thinks about some of the top upgrades for buy-and-hold rental property. We own a property management and real estate brokerage firm in Denver, Colorado that serves real estate inv...
Will F.
Restauarant and Retail - LOIs, TIs, Variances, and Leases
Hey can someone give me general advice on retail/ Restaurant Leasing. Building Located in Los Angeles County.I purchased a value-ad mixed use with retail/ with goal: to maximize value to property.. Possibly refi in 2 ...
Victoria Cocklin
First time posting! Would love some creative suggestions
Hi everybody,I co-signed a flat in 2020 with my daughter. Now after living there for a short time she is realizing how this home does not suit her life for a variety of reasons. So, she is looking to move. There is...
Eric Gard
Should I purchase it?
I'm going to check out a 2 bed 1 bath mobile home tomorrow. Everything sounds good, he had to move for his job. He is asking $8000 or $3000 down payment and make payments.
The mobile home is a 1972 14x60.
He comple...
James Kandasamy
AC cannot cool below 78F
Hi BPers,We have a house that was built in 1984 in Texas. The tenant claims that the AC cannot cool down below 78 F. The outside temperature was around 100 F when they claim this. The AC is running all the time. The A...
Mike H.
Pest Control under who's responsibility? Landlord or Tenants'?
Dear BP Family, Here comes another encounter of LL/Tenant question for the experienced Landlords out there. I've received a request to provide professional pest control service from tenant to help eliminate pest iss...
Steve Sherman
Unknown non-renters staying in my 4-family's basement. What now?
Hey BP! I recently purchased a 4-family in an okay area of St. Louis and with the building I've inherited 4 tenants. A month into ownership, a few neighbors started complaining about the neighbor from one of the units...
Elena S.
Should I buy a 4-plex with foundation issues?
I have a 4-plex under contract in Kentucky. Inspection revealed major issues with the property, some of which were not disclosed: evidence of foundation problem (stair-step and horizontal cracks, bowing towards the in...
Doug Dias
First BRRRR: Worcester, MA Single Family
This is a long post – my apologies. Please don’t quote it when replying.
My wife and I started saving to buy our first investment property in MA in July, 2018. We started looking at properties one year later, in Jul...