Benjamin Sulka
What strategies do you use to make your property more appealing?
For those rental property investors, whether it be single family or multi. What strategies, techniques, and improvements did you utilize to make your property more appealing than others in the area?Are there ways that...
William Donaldson
Questions concerning College Rentals
I currently own and live in a 4BR/4BA condo in a college town in South Carolina. Right now the three other bedrooms are rented out to my friends until August ’14. Because I’ve been renting to my ...
Stephen Brown
Latin American Real Estate Investing
Hello Biggerpockets,In one week I will be headed down to Colombia to escape for a little while. I am looking to network with any investor in the area that invests within the country of Colombia, in other parts of Lati...
Suzane Ivas
New rental property - Which countertop do I use?
Hi, I am nearing completion of a rental property and need to decide whether to use laminate or granite. The price I was quoted for 47 sq ft of laminate installed starts at $1300 for A level through to $1500 for C lev...
Leandro Herbstein
EPDM Rubber Roof VS SBS Modified Bitumen Self Adhering
Hi BP Community, I just purchased a foreclosure in Walton, Upstate NY as a getaway from NYC and while I knew the roof needed to be fixed, I just found out that some areas of the roof need to be entirely replaced as th...
Rob Fegan
Working with Contractor on Buy-and-Hold property
I'm curious what other investors are doing when working with contractors; do you typically purchase your own materials and have your contractor(s) pull from your personal stock or do you have contractors acquire th...
Jake Cowley
Tenant Requesting to Paint Unit?
A tenant asked me if she could paint the kitchen/bedroom in her unit. She's a good tenant who takes care of the property. Nothing in lease about this, what are pros & cons?For those of you who have allowed tenan...
Luke H.
Applicant's FICO Score | Average applicants Score
Team,What is the average applicants score you require and why? Do you change this for lower income applicants/ lower income neighborhoods?I'm using an online screening service that says 650 ◄ (Avg. Renter's score)Thanks
Jordan Low
Bathroom remodel, consistent theme?
Greetings,In my 3 bed 2.5 SFR I have one bathroom that was remodeled. Picture is below.I am going to be remodeling the master bathroom soon. It has the same layout as the bathroom posted above. My question is do I ...
Tyler Zanini
Bathroom remodel - prior to rent or prior to sale?
Hi all,
Very new to BP. Just beginning my real estate investing journey and trying to learn as much as I can as quickly as I can.
Quick question for the group. In the next year or so, my fiancee and I will move into...