Darien Gilbert
Buy gutted duplex or Duplex thats rent ready?
Hello all. I am a new real estate investor this will be my first purchase. I can get a gutted double, or ran down place for about 15k, or I could spend 45k and get a rent ready duplex? Was wondering which would ...
Brandon Cao
Plumbing Leak - Public Adjust or Eat it?
Hi Guys,
Polar Vortex just rolled through [9 degrees with RealFeel -5 degrees] and may have resulted in a clogged drain line (possibly frozen?). The leak went through the 2nd floor tenant's floor, dripped do...
Simon Kearns
Worst case scenario, input and ideas welcomed!
Hi.So i firmly belive that the global financial markets are teetering on the edge right now.What im interested in your ideas are how that would affect someone like me and what steps to take to limit that exposure to r...
Michael Healy
Tile the bathroom floor?
So, I'm in a bit of a debate with my handyman, who has serviced one of my two multi-families for years (prior to my buying it two months ago...) All the bathrooms have vinyl sheet flooring. One tenant complained that...
Henrietta M.
structuring motivated sellers assumable loan, no money down deal?
Hello! I have motivated sellers selling a 3 bd 2 ba modular home, 1500 sq ft. It's located in a once popular oil field town, outskirts of Colorado. The husband got a job 155 miles away and that's the motivation.They r...
Nathaniel Cherubini
***Hello BP Community***
Discovered BP while deployed last year from reading "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Turner. Upon my return I dove into the BP podcasts (almost through all of them), and have moved from NC to MD. Now...
Tom West
External only inspection required?
Hey everyone,So I'm buying a house in Lincoln Park, mi and it's going to be my first flip. The city apparently only requires an inspection from the outside of the house. I want an inspection done inside as well but wa...
Carl W.
Repairs that were not fixed after all
I worked on my rental unit today and had a crew come through the property to check some things out. The plumber quickly figured out why I didn't have hot water. The seller had turned it off because the water heater wa...
Alvin Sylvain
Seems to Qualify but Application has Discrepancies -- Reject?
OK, for some of you long-term landlords this is probably an easy one.
I looked at the applicants' pay-stubs and SSI letter, and pro forma, with two jobs, overtime, and SSI, they do make 3x the rent.
My main question...
Brian Nelson
Help, I just paid way to much for laminate stairs in San Diego!
I just recently (for the first time) installed vinyl plank flooring throughout an entire 2 story rental unit. I decided to use laminate on the stairs since I didn't care for the way the stair nose pieces looked on th...