Brent Neuenschwander
Diary of my first Apartment - 5 units!
Hi everyone, I just discovered this forum and after reading through a few posts I thought it would be helpful for me to keep a log of how everything is going with my first real estate investment: a 5 unit building tha...
Ross Carpenter
Denver - Get the Lead Out Pipe Replacement Program
I was just notified by a tenant that Denver Water is planning on replacing the main line from the meter into the home next week (through a subcontractor called AGL Construction). Has anyone here actually had this done...
Brian Claar
Portland Multifamily Fix and Flip
Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $750,000
Cash invested: $400,000
Sale price: $1,705,000
The Bellevue Townhomes features eight fully renov...
Matt Heidenfelder
Converting Primary Bedroom into a unit
Has anyone had success in converting the primary bedroom and bathroom suite into its own unit and requiring tenant to access unit through a private entrance (backyard or side yard entrance to bedroom)? Considering thi...
Marcos Espinal
Indoor or Outdoor Renovations which should come first?
I own an 18 unit Multi-Family building. The property is in decent shape but with modifications I can increase rents for immediate ROI. I need to execute the work slowly and in phases therefore I need to determine wher...
Keith N.
How to re-model house with concrete block interior?
Hi,I'm currently thinking about purchasing my second property and I have my eye on an older house that is constructed from concrete block. I guess the construction material doesn't matter, but the thing is that ALL o...
Ben Sears
Putting Together a Deal For Two Properties
I'm looking at two properties owned by the same entity. They are located down the street from each other and are of similar size and construction. Both are listed for over comps for the location and I'm looking to put...
Neil Polehn
Using the tax code to pay for upgrades to my dream home (hopefully)
Hey All,I just used a cash windfall to buy my dream home in San Jose for 1.6M and, as it was very dated inside, I am spending 200K to dramatically upgrade the kitchen, bathrooms and flooring with premium materials an...
Chris Eaker
Turnover on Multifamily Value-Add in 1st Few Years
Hello All,In a value-add multifamily property (say 75-125 units size) in the early years, there will be quite a bit of upheaval for the current tenant base, i.e. construction onsite to renovate the property, renovatio...
John Frank
Paint sprayers
Does anyone no of a good paint sprayer? I'm looking for a sprayer to paint the interior of my flip properties and rentals. I saw that the Graco X5 was one of the top sprayers but when I read the reviews I saw a lot o...