Nancy Roth
large family applied to rent small house
The applicant, a single woman, has 4 kids. My rental in Baltimore city has two legal bedrooms plus a 3rd "bonus room" upstairs that has no exterior window or closet, so we advertise it as a 2-bedroom. Occupancy guidel...
Tony Blaine
Capex To Raise Rents
In your experience for those who have at least done a couple CapEx Multi family investments, what has been your primary focal point when evaluating what to improve on a property to increase rents? Do you look at exter...
Rob Beeman
Are your Contractors Lead Safe Certified?
Just an FYI to those investors that either hire contractors for the repairs, renovations, painting, etc. OR Do It Themselves - the Federal RRP Lead Safe Certification Law that was passed a little over a year ago, is n...
Robert Mayfield
Low Appraisal
I'm looking for some advice on an appraisal dilemma. I recently purchased a home through a hud auction. The house was in need of some repairs and TLC and was listed well below market value for the area. It needed l...
Parul S.
Inspection report - To buy or not to buy
I have agreed to buy my first SFH investment property from a TK (turnkey) and just received the inspection report. The SFH is 60 years old but was represented as being "fully rehabbed". The inspection report is con...
Kevin Mirise
High cashflow Lodging house, walkable beach community S of Boston
Investment Info: Multi-family residential buy & hold investment located a 20-mile drive or 25-minute ferry ride from downtown Boston in the beach town of Hull, Massachusetts, also known as Nantasket Beach.
Purcha...
Ben Carpenter
Popcorn Ceilings
What is the process for removing "popcorn" drywall from a ceiling and will this be worth the cost of doing so? I plan on painting the entire house as well as new floors on most of it. I will be living here for a few y...
J. Martin
Deal/Success Story in Process: Cash Flow in the SF Bay Area
Just under a month ago, I closed on a 4plex in (East) Oakland, CA in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was a HomePath property that had been on the market for just over 6 months, and was able to squeeze in with a convent...
Ben Leybovich
Depreciation is Real - Don't get Caught Like I Did!
Took a call yesterday from a local investor. She is looking to "unload" some units. The problem - she wants above market prices...:)And here's how this happens:She owns a PIG. Translation - a building similar to the o...
Audrey Peltier
can't find a tenant
Hi all!This is my first time posting something here. I'm kind a newbie. I bought my first and only rental 2 years ago in Cleveland (I live in CA). The former PM found a tenant quickly. They left in December (without p...