Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Monday, March 22, 2021)
Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...
Stephen Kleyn
Is it possible to install vinyl plank flooring over pitted plywoo
I have a 16 unit apartment that got destroyed by hurricane Michael 9 months ago. We are getting rebuilt but have run into a problem with the second story floors. I want to go back over the plywood with vinyl plank flo...
Account Closed
To Replace the Roof or Not?
I had 4 different roofing companies assess the roof of my long term rental. All but 3 have recommended replacing the roof completely. It already has 2 layers of shingles, needs a cricket for the add-on chimney, new pi...
Michael Herr
No thinset under cement board
Just went to inspect some work and noticed they weren't using thinset to lay down the cement board under porcelain tile.
When I asked the contractor, he asked his flooring guy who had been doing tile for 25 ...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (August 31 - September 4, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)
The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...
Trinh Huynh
Builder not follow thru with repair request. What to do?
I bought a duplex from a local builder in New Braunfels, TX. Right before the expiration of the 1 year warranty, I hired a professional inspector to inspect the units. The inspector gave a list of items to repair. ...
Rob C.
Is it really that important to hire contractors that are insured?
From what I've read in the forums it seems that conventional wisdom here is it's best to hire only contractors & handymen that are insured. I adopted this perspective when I started as a landlord as I tend to trus...
Chris Martin
Man charged with breaking into foreclosed home he bought
I had to read this two or three times to see if the arrested man's claim "Everything that occurred with this house was lawful" was really the case. In my opinion, the above statement is not correct, given just the ...
Jerry Shen
Have $2 Million, what to do?
I have $2 Million to invest in real estate (part of windfall for selling a tech company). After reading the Ultimate Beginner's guide, I've settled on apartment investing. My question is, would it be better to get mul...
Chuck B.
How do you "harden" your rentals?
Dear Pocketers,
How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?
While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...