Jordan L.
Foundation Repair - First Step
Two years ago I purchase my biggest mistake. It's a 1950's ranch home that blew my rehab budget out of the water. Lots of lessons learned here.I'm a buy-and-hold landlord, and I'm still ironing out the kinks with th...
Monique Davis
Home inspection concerns
Complete newbie, under contract for my first property and the home inspection is showing some things that seem to be concerning for me. Hoping for some guidance on whether these things are as big of a deal as the seem...
Robin Grimes
Fiberglass blows and Cellulose sucks.
It’s 105 degrees and dry, dry, dry in Houston, Texas. One of my tenants called to say the A/C was not keeping up. It was 81 degrees in the house with the A/C running 24/7. This is an older home built in 78’ so th...
Account Closed
Home owners lying about SF?
Hi everyone,
How do I find out a properties legit SF. I have possible prospects that I believe are lying dramatically about the SF of their homes in order to get a better deal. How can I find out the actually...
Cirilo Villar
Is it possible to househack in LA?
I am planning on saving enough money to put 20% on a down payment on a four Plex in LA I’m starting to wonder if it’s doable. I want to live for free and try house hacking but I wonder if LA is a market where that is ...
Adam Ramsey
Leaking Block Foundation
Hi All,I'm looking at a house that has a block foundation. It's an older home, 1930's, and the block looks in rough shape (probably just from being old). However, there are noticeable cracks and there has been water l...
Robert White
Have one rental but would like to improve the investment
My mom has a small 2 bedroom, 1 bath (approx 900 sq ft) in an older neighborhood in Boise, ID. The location is good (near downtown, the university, parks, etc.), but the house is a mess: no foundation/crawlspace, need...
David Day
First time commerical purchase
I am ready to make a move on my first commercial real estate purchase and I'm hoping this post will give me some peace of mind. To give you some background, I have an insurance business located in Southwest Louisiana ...
Jeff Prather
Expense tracking for a house hack
I did it! I bought a duplex. I'm living in one unit. I'm renting the other. Now, I want to be proactive about the bookkeeping so that I don't have a nightmare at tax time. Here is what I want to know. I set up three n...
James Kandasamy
AC cannot cool below 78F
Hi BPers,We have a house that was built in 1984 in Texas. The tenant claims that the AC cannot cool down below 78 F. The outside temperature was around 100 F when they claim this. The AC is running all the time. The A...