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Steven Maduro Handyman specials how i got creative when money got tight
10 April 2013 | 27 replies

I had two properties that were going vacant at the same time
one was a dead beat tenant that I had to evict after she only paid two months rent.
the other was on a house that I basically just put someone in to keep a ...

Genny Li Does no one replace their water heater anode rods?
2 September 2021 | 23 replies

People seem to expect their water heaters to last 10-15 years. Are you guys just letting it corrode as soon as the first anode rod is eaten up? How do you go through water heaters so fast?

Nwakaego O. My contractor has blown throw the allocated budget
23 March 2021 | 38 replies

Hey everyone, I'm new to this home ownership deal and am currently doing some rehab to my basement. I have had to stop all repairs being done to my house because the contractor sent me a bill of an additional $38K on ...

Ryan Carter Identifying a market for rehab/rental properties - Long distance
19 May 2019 | 39 replies

Hi everyone, my name is Ryan. I am a mechanical engineer in the product design business and am looking to begin my rental property investing business in the next 8-12 months. I plan to start with single family homes (...

Abdul Azeez First failure and chicken and egg situation
7 October 2016 | 12 replies

Hello folks - Even though this was a failure I consider this a learning experience and looking for some insight since it looks like a chicken and egg situation.I won a bid on a website for a 1955 Capecod. In NJ, margi...

Alex Kamunyo 22 Year Old - Third Deal: $51K Profit Flip
20 October 2019 | 28 replies

This was my third deal after the house hack last year, and the flip I sold earlier this year. This one was another great learning experience. I'm a firm believer that your first few deals probably won't make you rich ...

Christine Swaidan Proactive or just wasting money?
27 October 2016 | 21 replies

I have an 11 year old water heater servicing 20 units. No problems just would rather not have it go out on a Friday night. Do you do scheduled change outs or just wait until it dies?

Scott Ficek Surfaces-What do you like?
20 February 2008 | 11 replies

I saw a other "discussion" between two old timers on BP and it got me thinking.....When some of us do renovations, we put in the toughest most durable products we can find, expecting they will stand up to the tenants....

Jack Arnold Save to invest, or get out of debt?
18 February 2015 | 28 replies

Hi Everyone,I am currently saving with the mind frame of doing a flip to finance a buy and hold and pay off my debt and then continue on with flips and buy and holds after my debt is paid.But..In a recent personal fin...

John Blackman New Home Build End-To-End
12 November 2018 | 67 replies

@J Scott inspired me with his diary of a new construction project to do one of my own.  So not to be outdone, I'm actually going to do two.  This one will be for a project that we have recently completed.  I'll add ne...