Kevin Sage
Property Damage to Non-Attached Garage
Dear BP Members,A couple weeks ago, the non-attached garage my rental property was damaged. The garage appears to have been run into by a vehicle that knocked the wood framing off of the slab causing it to lean and ma...
Charles S.
Fireplace: Yay or Nay?
Hey I’m interested in purchasing a property with a fireplace.I’d love to hear anyone’s experience with having a fireplace in a rental. Horror stories are welcome. Just trying to see what I may or may not be getting ...
Steve Sorensen
Home Depot mid-level quality carpet suggestions
Looking to put carpet in a couple bedrooms in an AirBNB. They rent the entire house and I do month-long rentals so I don't want to go with bottom of the barrel carpet which is what I was planning to do at first. Anyon...
Charlotte B.
New Orleans Flood Insurance
How do you estimate the rate of flood insurance for homes in New Orleans? I'm looking for ballpark numbers as I vet investment properties. It sounds like it's related to the flood class, but I'm not sure where to fi...
Mitchell Litam
wood siding in lakewood, OH
I have a house in Lakewood, OH in the Cleveland area that needs some wood siding repair. There are spots that are starting to look old.Couple of questions.1. Does anyone have any good recommendations on companies that...
Aaron Lancaster
Fireplace Not Functional
I purchased a duplex earlier this year in a B-class neighborhood. There is a wood burning fireplace in each unit, but after having them inspected, neither are safe to use and need a total of about $1,500 to bring them...
Donald Hendricks
California Wood Shingle "shake" roofs
These wood shake roofs are now unlawful in the Peoples Republic of Kalifornia to install, BUT, will a lender lend on a home with an existing wood shake roof that is in servicable condition in a lower risk area, to wit...
Colby D Hollins
Wood frame construction in florida
In your opinion is wood frame construction a complete no no for a rental in fort myers, florida?
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Cheapest natural material flooring
I'm looking for suggestions for the cheapest, most pleasing natural material floor coverings. The house is a slab 3/2. I'm looking to replace about 800 sf of carpeting in the main living area (combo dining/living wi...
Erica Larence-Penna
Calculating Rehab Costs for Duplex
I am looking at purchasing a duplex in Cranston, RI. ARV is about $270,000 to $280,000 and the seller is willing to sell it at $150,000. I am struggling with calculating rehab costs, however. I did have a contracto...