Paul Sandhu
Do your dining table chairs match at your STR?
I've got 5 different chairs at this table. People don't eat there. They just throw their safety vests, leather gloves and hardhats on the table.
Robert Piller
Best Organizations for a House with Wheel Chair Ramps
I just bought a Single family 3 bedroom, 2 story house that the former tenant shared with her disabled husband. Although it has all bedrooms upstairs, it does have an electric chairlift on stairwell wall and has whee...
John Thedford
Are We Playing Musical Chairs With Our RE Investments?
My friend just got his flip under contract. He made a great buy at 120K, put about 15K into rehab, and now has it under contract with a hedge fund in the mid 170K range. I tried to convince him to hold as a rental and...
Aaron Zike
STR: Office / Work Space?
As I’m setting up a STR I find myself with both an available desk and space that makes sense to set up as a small workspace/office space to check that block realistically in a search engine, and genuinely accommodate ...
Nick Ponte
Clause about tenant use of common areas, but cannot store items there.
I have a 4 unit and one tenant continues to store items in the common hallways. Now the tenant has placed a table and chairs in the middle of the lawn. The lawn is small, so there's nowhere else to put it, and I have ...
Chris G.
Home office claim for tax deduction
Can you claim a home office if you have multiple rental properties but you do not qualify for a real estate professional status?My CPA said that the real estate activities for me are an investment and Not a business a...
Seth Baumgartner
Furnishing Tips for Renting to College Students: Budget $9,000
Hi BiggerPockets Community,
I'm preparing to rent out a 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom unit to college students and would love some advice on how to furnish it effectively. What are the essential pieces of furniture and ameni...
Paul Sandhu
Do you personalize things for your STR tenants?
Was collecting rent from a house with 6 guys yesterday. The most talkative of the 6 was a guy named Jose Pena. They had broken a dining room chair. I took it home and screwed the wood back together. Then I added a s...
Andrew Orr
Paneling solutions
I have a house with this paneling in most of the rooms. I understand that I could paint them. But is there any other solution to update them short of pulling them off the wall and rocking everything?
Cindy Delaine
Wheelchair Assessable house
Hello BP family. I am curious to know if anyone has purchased a house that is already wheelchair assessable and kept the layout. If so, did you list the property as wheelchair assessable? Was it difficult to find the...