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Patsy Waldron How soon is too soon to fire your property manager?
19 May 2017 | 24 replies

I bought a quadplex in a city a couple of hours away and hired a property management company. There was one vacancy when I closed on Dec. 1st. I wanted some repairs and updates done before it was rented (update electr...

Patti L. Tenant wants to go month to month
4 November 2016 | 18 replies

My tenant's lease is up on Nov 1. He just told me he's looking to buy his own house and asked to go month to month. Are there good alternatives that is fair to both parties? I was thinking of proposing month to month ...

Stefanie K. Tax Free Gains for Primary Residence (2 of 5 moving to 5 of 8)
20 December 2017 | 9 replies

Hi BP - Curious what others have done when faced with the deadline to sell under the current "2 of 5 year" rule and soon to be "5 of 8 year" rule in order to take gains tax free on a primary residence.We own a very ni...

Alex Jacobson Coin opearted washer/dryers
10 March 2023 | 18 replies

Installing a laundry room in my 6 unit. I explored coin operated units and stumbled across a company that has a product that converts any regular washer or dryer into a coin operated unit. I like the idea because I he...

Troy Ritter Increased STR profits by adding a bathroom?
6 January 2020 | 19 replies

I have a 3100 sq ft, 4-BR, 2.5 BA STR in Anchorage, AK. The home isn’t renting as well as I’d like and I’m looking to make it more competitive. The max capacity is 12 and my average party size over the last 5 years is...

Martin L. ​Who are those tenants of 4-plexes in general?
10 March 2017 | 4 replies

My experience was limited to SFR but I'd like to learn more about multi-family... For those tenants usually rents those 4-plexes, why do they choose 4-plexes over apartment? Do they in general call landlords/manageme...

Alan Asriants What are some renovation mistakes that hold new investors make?
8 June 2023 | 4 replies

Would be interested to hear from new and seasoned investors!I can start and others can add as well-  Under improvement - I think lots of people try to get away with doing the bare minimum but expecting top dollar rent...

Thu Pham Purchasing an existing Airbnb with future bookings
14 January 2025 | 25 replies

Hi all! I am going into escrow for my first STR purchase (yay!) that is an existing Airbnb with future bookings into the year already. Ideally, I would prefer to capture their existing bookings after closing, by direc...

Tim McKinnon First Time Buyer (How to find the right deal)
25 February 2019 | 5 replies

Hi Everyone,So tomorrow we’re going through our first walk through in the city we’re looking to invest and it’s one of the few multi family properties that actually make financial sense in our market. I’m wondering as...

Ryan Spearman Which quote to accept on renovator?
20 July 2018 | 4 replies

I recently bought a small 2 bedroom unit that was already tenanted. It is in need of quite a bit of cosmetic work inside, but I don't want to do the work around the tenant, and I don't want to lose him, he is very goo...