Curt Bixel
Is this a ripoff for hardwood floor work?
If someone agreed to "refinish hardwood floor" as part of the scope of work in a contract, and the work they performed was to simply vacuum the floor and then use a mop to apply what looks to be either a brown paint o...
Jesse Kindra
Appliances
Hi BP Community,I'm working on rehabbing a property I just purchased and I am trying to decide what to do about appliances. The property was built in '74, and is in a solid blue collar neighborhood south of Seattle. I...
Charlotte Edwards
$54,000 ($810 rent) for 3/1 SFH , but current tenant is a smoker
I have a potential house the seller is asking $54,000 and currently gets $810 in Section 8 rent. He's had the house for 43 years; rented out since 1981. The current tenant (mom and two kids) is a smoker; first smoking...
Tanner M.
Seller repaired stucco with shiny sealant and looks bad
We bought a house back in Oct 2014. There were a lot of cracks on the exterior stucco that the home inspector pointed out. We made the seller fix it. They used a do it all type handy man company who filled them with...
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Tenant threatening legal action over security deposit
Hi Bigger Pockets -- I have a situation I'm not sure how to deal with, am hoping for your help. For context, I am a new investor who is househacking my first property; at this time I do not have a lawyer, and the hous...
Raquel Baranow
Tenant painted room, I'm scared, sad, what to do?!
I spent a lot of time fixing up a rental, did all the work myself (with a friend), I considered the paint-job a work of art, apparently the tenant didn't think so, he not only primed the walls but also the trim now I'...
Jeff Lee
Flooring: Carpet vs Interlocking Vinyl
Hello, everyone.My uncle, an architect, suggested that I use interlocking vinyl for the bedrooms. (I favor carpet.)His reasoning was the cost and longevity, as opposed to carpet.Does anyone have the same or different ...
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What type of white paint do you use?
Is there a specific white you use Anitque, bright, etc, semi gloss, eggshell, satic. And why do you use this color/tint on your rental?
Ally H.
Need Advice on How to Improve Curb Appeal (Pictures Included)
Aloha! We're considering transitioning our primary home into a rental and need advice/ideas on how to improve our (older) home's curb appeal. We're not looking into turning it into prime flipping condition, but we wan...
Marc Shin
neutral carpet colors for STR
Hello,I need new carpets for the bedrooms in my STR. Any reco's for neutral carpet colors for an STR? should the carpet be more of a dark neutral color to hide stains? Also what brand, material and carpet type shou...