Jon Klaus
Whole house carpet installation -- $97
Lowes and Home Depot offer this at times. Buy the carpet and pad from them and they'll install it throughout the house for $97. I assume the catch is that you can't get a good buy on the material? Have any of you...
Lafi S.
Getting money to the homeowners after SS
I came across this agreement that basically states you, the buyer, agrees to purchase from the seller their personal property. I thought that this might be a good way for homeowners to make some money from investors w...
Kelsi Dockins
I bought my first rental for $4,000.
Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $4,000 Cash invested: $17,000Bought this baby for $4,000 on Hubzu.com in November 2018. Rehabbed from Washington State. Was do...
Carlos Lez
How do you address constant minor maintenance issues
I have been doing student rentals for a long time. I have single family homes with students renting by the room. With students there is bound to be maintenance issues perpetually. I have been handling these myself as ...
Wade G.
Make sure you have a very large reserve fund for landlording?
Well its been a rough year as a landlord for me so far. Even worse than the year Hurricane Ike caused its damage. To date since January first of this year I have spent an average of $1475 a month for repairs and vac...
Yingchun Li
Rental property renovation questions
Hi, dear landlords on BP!!! I am going to close my first BRRRR house this month and will start the renovation next month. The strategy for this house is for rent for a few years then sell it or maybe just keep it as a...
Ron Brady
Remote Appraisals of Homes Could Reduce Racial Bias
In today's New York Times: Remote Appraisals of Homes Could Reduce Racial Bias - The New York Times (nytimes.com)My initial take is that this is a sound move by Fannie and Freddie to address a real issue. If it helps...
Gurjot Grewal
With talks of recession why wouldn't I just buy cheap?
With inflation from my understanding two things will happen. Either rates rise to the point where they lower inflation but we risk economic slow down, job losses, deferred debt etc. If the economy slows too much they ...
Jake Thompson
What Are Typical CPA Fees?
I'm curious what people are seeing as typical fees for CPA's? I recently listened to the podcast with Brandon Hall (19...8?) and was pretty impressed with his knowledge. After looking on his website his fee for a basi...
Scott Hubbard
Legitimate Self Directed Strategy or not?
I was talking to another investor who proposed the following as a solution investors looking for more flexibility when using their SDIRA.
Two unrelated individuals arrange to make a loan to one another using their S...