Almond Matthew
My recent duplex construction
Good afternoon all My name is Matt and I recently joined BP and I wanted to share with you my experience building my first rental property.First a little about myself. I am 37 years old with 20 years experience in mo...
Corbin H.
Hard Water, Hot Water Heaters, & Water Softners
Hello Everyone. I just had my water and plumbing inspected in my 3 story town home rental, and I wanted to run the findings by he community to see what everyone's comments are. The water heater is located in the att...
Allison Massey
Direct Mail Education
Hello All - I'm a new buy and hold investor (looking for single family rentals in the Quad Cities, specifically Bettendorf and East Davenport). I'm going to do a direct mail campaign and am educating myself as much as...
Gaby Liu
Inspection report concern !!SFH
HiEvery one!First of all, thanks for all the help I got from BP community ,I feel like every step of the way there are people helping me,I m really appreciated! From June 2019 I started searching on BP and now I am o...
Mitch Kronowit
Choosing a decking and finish
This is for our own home. I've started constructing a low-level deck in our backyard that encircles a beautiful shade tree. The deck will be about 19" above grade at the highest, so no permit or railing is required. I...
Kimberly C.
New to STR, do cleaners do laundry onsite? If so, which washer & dryer are best?
Long story long, I'm currently setting up 2 STR properties (these would be my first).1 property is a 4/1.5 with a working washer & dryer1 property is basically a 2/1 with no washer & dryerI'm definitely gettin...
Tyler Rowley
Family That Needs a Break
Here’s the situation…I know a family who is going through a rough time. Mom, Dad + 8 kids. One of their daughters has leukemia.They were evicted last year and their new place just went on the market and they had to mo...
Drew Denham
Buy new or craigslist appliances for rentals?
I'm an out of town investor and I just picked up another rental property (PP $20K) - fix ups $3K and I'm debating of what to do with the appliances. I'm hoping to get $775 in rent per month. Do you guys have better lu...
Jeff Hunt
Diary of a first time flipper
It's like getting a drink of water through a fire hose! So little time so much to learn. Offer accepted and due to close within the next week. The numbers I am estimating are as follows:
ARV (last week had ...
Bill S.
Finished Attic Insulation Question
Can't really figure out how to find this out online so I'll ask the knowledgeable people here. I'm not really planning on doing it myself I just want to know how it should be done so I get the job done right.
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