Neil Anthony
What to do w/ a $175k HELOC - Starting Out
Hi all,I'm in the SF Bay Area and looking to do some investments possibly out of state with a turnkey company. I have no cash readily available; however, I have a $175k HELOC available to me from the equity form my pr...
Joe Edwards-Hoff
How to Make Low Maintenance Apartment Units?
Well, to make it short, I found some great resources on this thread- How to Harden Units , but I wanted to hear more. I'm picking up my first, 10 unit apartment complex. 10 tiny studio apartments. Mostly rented by mig...
Allana Alex
Multi family hallway tile or lvp
Hello the hallway of my multi family which i am presently house hacking looks dated and raggedy. Should I replace the common area floor tiles which is approximately 200 square feet with ceramic tile or should i go...
Jases Brown
Reduced rent in exchange for labor?
We just purchased a house that needs renovation. Mostly cosmetic. While showing another house of ours, one of the couples expressed interest in seeing this one that we are about to start working on. Once they saw it t...
Dav Pohote
Inspection report when selling a house *electrical panel*
Selling a house and agreed to terms with a buyer *pending inspection report*. We got the inspection report back and boy... that inspector nitpick. The microscopic distance of the attic vent, insulation spacing, the sm...
Christian M.
Kitchen redesign request for opinions
Hey, BP peeps! I'm picking up a property and I'm trying to figure out the best way to redesign this kitchen. This is in a high-priced neighborhood with an ARV of ~$420k. I'm looking for an opinion on what to...
Steve Sorensen
Home Depot mid-level quality carpet suggestions
Looking to put carpet in a couple bedrooms in an AirBNB. They rent the entire house and I do month-long rentals so I don't want to go with bottom of the barrel carpet which is what I was planning to do at first. Anyon...
Shane H.
Ideas on how to grow investments? Ideas on how to free up capital
Looking for some guidance.I presently own a duplex, purchased in 2006 (was my first RE investment) - when I purchased rents were $725, I've now got the rents to $895 per unit, so $1790 per moVacancy is low, however wh...
Guevara M.
Updating Home Before Turning Into Rental
I purchased my home new in 2009 and have plans on turning into a rental at some point. I still enjoy living in it but I’m tired of some of the features and colors throughout the home. I already repainted pretty much t...
Brian Keeler
What‘s your ecpected ROI on renovations?
My colleague suggested the following as a loose rule of thumb for ROI expectations on general upgrades:Ex:For $100 rent increase:$100x12 mos= $1200$1200/20% (ROI)=$6000Conclusion: $6000/door = $100 rent bumpDo you agr...