Cody J Leivas
Best ways to add value to property while in quarantine
I'm in my first house hack in Dana Point, CA. With many of us are in quarantine we have the time but may not have the money. What are some good ways to increase the value of your home without spending the big bucks? I...
Ronaldo Marion
Southwest Investors: Are water shortages a concern long term?
I've seen several articles and videos concerning lake levels dropping and various droughts in the southwest including Arizona, Nevada and Southern California. Are these real issues? Do buy and hold investors take this...
Ben Clark
Rental property updates
Hello everyone. I bought my first duplex last year (Owner occupied), so I’m relatively new to this rental business. The duplex I purchased is in good shape, and for the area, it’s more of a higher-end rental. I decide...
Alan Crookham
Advice/Material on color schemes?
I feel very confident in my ability to find a solid deal, do all the comps and legwork involved. I have sales and management experience, so I know I can negotiate and handle a flip well. What I don’t have confidence i...
Paul Hormann
Unrenovated/outdated vs. Renovated unit rents?
I have a 7-unit apartment building in Maryland, just north of DC and I've been slowly renovating the outdated units as tenants move out. The apartments haven't been updated in maybe 30-40 years and still have stoves ...
Chris Zeh
Quick Repair Question!
BPers! Quick question when you purchase a multi-unit property and you see the property needs some obvious repairs (ie. purple carpet) yet the units are occupied, do you incorporate any repairs into your analysis up fr...
Henry Clark
Self Storage- Why do it? yum yum
Thought I would share an example of why we like self storage. Our caretaker in Belize showed us our first Mango of the season below. Still a little green, but sweet. Airport doesn't open until August 15th. Hopefull...
Rose Nielsen
How to leverage $200K to acquire 20 units that makes 6K a month
Scenario: You have $200K to invest. You'd like to acquire a portfolio of approximately 20 rental units that kicks off about $300 of free cash flow per unit, per month. How would you go about deploying that money? BRR...
Paul Sandhu
Do you have fruit or nut trees at your STR?
One of my houses has a big pecan tree in the front yard. It's a 3 story house, and the pecan tree is taller than the house. Another house has a black walnut tree in the back yard. My lawn mowing guy was complaining ...
Samantha M.
Pink and Green Bathrooms
Out of curiosity, does anyone know why pink and green bathrooms were so common in older homes? Was it a matter of popular style back then, was there some sort of money saving component? I would like to know if anyone ...