Thierry Van Roy
High ceilings in old houses
In my market, there is a lot of inventory of historical manors from the 17th century and up (example). These ask for a lot of renovations in order to increase their lifespan, but it is manageable...
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Ryan Nelson
First Property - My Agent Has a 6-month Client Option
I'm closing on my first rental property this week. My realtor just reached out to let me know he has a client building a house that needs a place to stay for 6 months. Obviously, I was hoping to get a 1 year tenant....
Dhvaya Narasimhan
I am the tenant looking for advice on floor replacement.
Hello everyone, I posted on Facebook and was advised to ask for feedback here. My family and I are long term tenant in my apartment, having been here for almost 8 years. We intend to stay here until at least September...
Brian Kantor
Do you offer any recourse for poor weather impacting STR travel?
Hi there. As is much of the US right now, Southern Vermont is undergoing some extreme weather right now. We had 30" snow last weekend, and temperatures rose today to 45 degrees and pouring rain. The area is flooding p...
Dan Borecki
Gas Heater Recommendations
Hi, I have a 3 family property (built in 1900) that I purchased about 2 years ago and just recently got a home energy audit and in order to take advantage of the state of Massachusetts credit toward insulation of the ...
Gary Hert
ARV for unique homes
I have a question about how to calculate the ARV of a home in a unique situation. The home is located in a semi-rural area and is directly across the street from 10 low income housing units. The low income housing is ...
Richard Adjou
Lease Options: How to not kill the deal
I just started talking to sellers about the advantages of doing the lease option but I think I'm giving away my position in the deal too soon. In my conversations I tell them about the transaction working as A to B, B...
Nik L.
Moving out of California. What are other good options?
I just sold a highly depreciated duplex in the SF Bay Area and looking to invest elsewhere for a variety of reasons but mainly rent control and some other taxation reasons. It had good cash flow and appreciation of 5-...
Kenny N.
Making a lowball offer on several properties
I keep pushing my agent to write a low ball offer on several properties but all get rejected.
In respect to her time, I am a bit skeptical now and wonder on how to overcome this and not jeopardizing our relationship...
Account Closed
Putting in a new tub surround - does anyone have any quick tips?
I have a tub surround in my SFR that is all cracked and needs replaced. I patched it up when I first bought the place a few years ago and that seems to have worked but I will have a chance to replace it soon and would...