Jeremy Mangen
Help! Roaches! What would you do?
Just bought my first duplex, walked into it and noticed a crack in the molding on s countertop in the kitchen. I pulled up the counter top and it popped right off and several roaches crawled out. Ew.
This is the only...
Naveed Khokhar
Pet Odor Has Ruined Couches.
My tenants just left my rental property after the lease is over. House was fully furnished . They got the house professionally cleaned before moving out.
Only issue is that they had 2 big dogs, who used couches to ...
Greg D.
New Porch Tax Implications (expense,capital,partial disposition)
I just had a new 3 story porch installed on a 4-unit residential building for $18k. This included the cost of demolition / disposal of the old one and construction / materials of the new one.1. Can I expense the cost...
Dan L.
What is this? Basement Vents?
Hi all. All around the perimeter of this (unfinished/abandoned) 5k sq ft commercial building, there are these openings into the basement. The ground is dug out around the building, like a trench, and then these openin...
Brandon M.
I hate tenant friendly states!
Can I tell you how much I hate tenant-friendly states? I have a property in North Carolina, Charlotte to be exact, that I purchased at the top of the market in 2006 and have had to rent for the last 5 years. I recentl...
Nik Moushon
How picky do you get with move-out inspections?
So I just did my first move-out inspection. Over all the tenants left it in good shape. Besides the obvious things that I will charge them for (like the broken kitchen cabinet door) how picky do you get on inspection ...
Lee Cruz
would you buy a former marijuana grow op home?
I ran across a SFR in the mls that was price way under value. Then i noticed it was a former grow op. No wonder i thought. I was gonna move on, but it got me thinking. Is this something other investors would buy? It w...
Nathan Gesner
Where you invest matters. It matters a lot.
It's important that you consider the laws when looking for a place to invest. California law permits situations like this and ties the hands of the Owner and Property Manager.Interesting that the property managers bra...
Ellie Hanson
Inspection report is requiring licensed contractors
Hi,We just received the inspection report back on a flip we're selling and the buyers have written into the contract that all work must be performed by licensed and bonded contractors. Even for something as small as p...
Daniel Hart
Outsourcing for marketing professionals
After using services like elance.com for outsource services (usually data entry tasks) I noticed all of the other types of work you could have done.
I'm wondering if anyone has ever hired any marketing professionals...