Troy Sheets
Who's using IKEA cabinets? Talk me out of using them!
So we're a few flips in now and we've only used IKEA cabinets with the soft close hinges. They look good and work well but our contractors hate them due to the assembly time. We're probably getting dinged by the contr...
Alicia Marks
QOTW: What are your "hard pass" items when evaluating real estate
Welcome to our Question of the Week! We have a lot of people who are entering the world of real estate investment who could use your wisdom. When evaluating a property, what are your automatic no or exclusion list ite...
Mindy Jensen
POLL: What are the most-asked questions in the forums?
Hello and Happy New Year!In an effort to eliminate the repetitive questions in the forums, we're starting a new forum, the FAQ Forum.These questions are valid concerns, such as Should I get my Real Estate License? and...
Randall Kates
Do You Raise Rents Every Year? Why Or Why Not
I am thinking about raising rent on a year old rehab that I have a tenant paying $1200 monthly for! I am thinking of charging $1225. He is a Foreign Exchange student who is in his Sophmore year so I am thinking of upp...
Corby Goade
Nightmare tenant is leaving, but....
I have a tenant that gave me their 30 day notice yesterday, which was cause for some serious celebration. Almost every interaction I've had with them over the last two and a half years ended with them threatening to s...
Elias Barend Westhof
Remodel for $1m worth it? Please help!
So a year ago me, my wife and her parents purchased a 4-plex in Los Angeles. We payed $1.35m for it. They now want to remodel it for $1m, in order to get $3000 a month from each unit. I, however, think we should rathe...
Tristan Osborne
At $25k, 21 years old, where do I start?
Hello reader,I’m 21 working at Northrup Grumman in California and I’m closing in on $30k saved from employment and stocks combined. Looking to get into real estate the right way from the start. Advice?
Richard Merkuris
Is it wrong to raise rents on existing tenants every 6 months
Is it wrong to raise rents on existing tenants after property has been purchased every 6 months tell rent is to rent level in area? (increments of $25 which would be a total of 2years in all to reach)
Logan Sierra
Best areas to get started
Happy Thanksgiving BP family! My wife and I are going to start diving into property investing. I believe BRRRR is the best strategy for us. I am in the military so we move fairly often which leads me to be willing to ...
Kevin Mosier
Disappointment right before closing (inspections/roof issues)
So we're about to close on an 8-unit apartment building at $250K, no money down and seller-financed at 6%, 5-year term, 30-year amort. The plan was to fix it up, normalize rents, and refi out with a standard banknote ...