Taylor Green
Should I get a warranty on my rental property?
Hi,
I was wondering what everybody thought of putting a warranty on their rental property? Do most people have a warranty on their property, or do you just put insurance on it? Thanks!
Scott Graham
Offers per week??? Help!
Hey BP! My partner and I are trying to devise a plan on how many offers to put in a week. Our goal is to complete 6 flips this year. We have been running our numbers on MLS properties and putting in 3-4 offers per wee...
Andy Rousch
Go cheap on vinyl windows or long lasting fiberglass Marvin?
So I am on my live in flip which is going to become my first rental property in a year or so. My windows are pretty shot so I am getting them all new, $8,000 for whole house vinyl or $12,000 for Marvin fiber glass wi...
Emily Dixon
Reminder on maintenance
Just a friendly reminder to you property owners out on BP.
We americans are adamant about taking our cars in for service and oil changes on time. Often our houses are much more expensive then our cars yet we neglect m...
Pamela Gordon
Rental Showings - Do you prefer 1:1 or open house tours?
Just starting showing my rental property about 1.5 weeks ago, by appointment only. It seems like a nice gesture to have private tours for the potential tenants that show up, but it also takes a lot of time. So what ...
Paul Choate
Opinions about ductless mini split heat pump systems
I am tired of buying window air units. I generally buy and hold SFRs built from the 1920s-1960s. Most do not have central heat and air systems. I have put in a couple full central systems and it has been too expensive...
Chad Clanton
Common and Unusual Findings: A Home Inspector's Journal
In inspecting homes here in San Antonio, I've found some really good and some really crazy work. Some days are "wow, that's a really good job", and others are "oh boy...I just saw that, didn't I?" So, I've decided to ...
Patty Nisbet
Mid term renting question
We bought a house in March with the intentions to rent our basment for Short term. We did and it was decent! November and December took a nose dive. We get most bookings on Airbnb. Not many at all on VRBO. Anyway I am...
Brendan Connolly
Looking for tips for slow season
I launched an STR this past June in Cleveland, Ohio. Now that we're entering the slow season, we're experiencing a significant dip in bookings. Given Cleveland's cold winter weather, this downturn wasn’t entirely unex...
Nan Doering
flippers/common sense
I am property owner/fixer-upper.
I get tired of watching flipping shows on TV with investors who hire such ignorant people to manage/intern their properties. They are either fresh out of college and never held as muc...