Jonathan Baptiste
House Hacking With Disrespectful Tenants
Hi all, I am a 27 years old and bought my first property in October. I decided to house hack and filled my rooms very quickly. I was not expecting to be best friends with my roommates but I was hoping that we would be...
Sylvia B.
Periodic inspections for SFR
I want to keep a close eye on my properties, but at the same time, I don't want to annoy my tenants. I'd like to develop a standard checklist that I use quarterly or biannually at each property, but I'm not quite sure...
Raj Pat
What is your predictions for 2015 in Nor California Esp Bay Area/Sacramento
Hi BP Family, Since we have seen a incline in our prices rapidly I'd say from 2011 it's now 2015 how long do you guys think this will last? I bought a property in the Bay Area in Jan 2011 for $179k there is a flip pro...
Katie Willcox
Pre-Screening - Are We Being Too Tough?
Hi Everyone!We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it. We've prepared a pre-screening questionnaire with guidance from Heather & Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties b...
Greg Martin
No Power/No Water - Hurricane Irma
Hey everyone,I have 3 units right in the middle of where Irma went through. Most things were fine, except a giant oak tree fell over. When it fell, it took out the power lines and broke the water line below it. The...
Dawn Oree
Insurance - Any Suggestions On A Good Company?
Hello Everyone!I'm about a 13 days from closing on the 7 unit in San Diego and I'm starting to look for an insurance company for the building. I wanted to know if any of you have suggestions on what to look for and t...
Sacha LaCoss
Updating an Existing Rental-pics included
I originally posted this in the wrong forum-sorry for the double post!! We are working on one of our properties in Albuquerque that has a single family home and a “Casita” (guesthouse) which are very common to our are...
Jayne Rocco
Any criminal charges that can be filed against tenants
Tenants I just evicted completely maliciously destroyed my house from taking kitchen cabinet doors, shower door, lighting fixtures. fridge, broke windows and more but the worst was writing in permenant marker vulgar a...
Judd Campbell
NO insulation in the attic
My latest acquisition was built in 1961 and has zero insulation in the attic. I am thinking of using blown insulation and doing an R38 depth in Central KY. Should I use rolled insulation instead? That foam spray is ...
Mick Harvey
Displaced Napa family turning to BP for help
Hi all
I thought I would try and use the power of BP community to help. My family and very close friends of ours have been evacuated from Napa, CA with high likelihood of losing our homes to the Partrick fire in Napa....