Sheen Jowl
lawn repair on rental property
Hello bigger pockets community. I wonder if anyone has suggestions on how to handle a deteriorated lawn of a SFH property, in central Texas without sprinkler systems. Tenant is maintaining the lawn by hiring a lawn ma...
Jason Fang
Deal Junkies, Is This a Good Deal or Not?
Analytical junkies,I'm looking at buying a house in a working class part of Houston, Galena Park, at a significant discount to market value but I have a reservation about a disturbing trend in its tax appraisal values...
Marcus Auerbach
Cost Segregation Study on Single Family BRRRR
I've been playing around with KBKG's online calculator for cost segregation and realized that the issue with BRRRR is that the cost basis compared to the value is relativley low. At least per property, it adds up over...
Ethan Ray
Replacing Cracked and Uneven(potentially hazardous) Driveway with Gravel Driveway
The main issue is that my driveway, which measures approximately 27x30, is in poor condition with noticeable cracks and significant indentations in the asphalt. Recently, one of my elderly tenants, unfortunately, fell...
Andrew Syrios
Commercial Defaults Up, Particularly Office
Residential real estate is doing pretty well despite the high rates, but commercial is getting hit pretty hard (the topic of my most recent article btw: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...). Office in particular is bein...
Shirley Dimitro
Buying STR in North Georgia - Inspection scaring me.
Need advice: I am in the process of buying a cabin in Blue Ridge, GA for STR purposes. The inspection came back today saying that "the home is adequately constructed," however noted the following concerns: 1. "There...
Sean Price
What is considered normal wear and tear
I had a tenant that just moved out of a condo after he and his family (including 4 kids) lived there for 3 years.
The tenant always paid rent on time, and had a good rental history. While they lived there, they real...
Helen Kirk
No HOA, need advice on parking lot
I bought a townhome that has no HOA. There was one in the past, but it was dissolved. All the townhomes in this neighborhood have staggered roof lines, so I had no problem replacing the roof. My problem is that the...
Riley Blake
Basement Subflooring OSB vs Concrete
Anyone know the pros and cons of basement OSB wood subflooring and pros and cons of a concrete subfloor?I’m looking at a house in Minnesota that has OSB wood subfloor in the basement. I haven’t heard of many houses li...
Philip Bashaw
Getting the seller to say yes!
Does anyone have a good strategy or recommendations to get the seller to say yes to your price? I'm interesting in acquiring properties to wholesale and possibly fix and flip. I have 2 semi-motivated sellers sitting o...