John T.
"normal" issues with a home inspection
I'm venturing into my first house purchase (done condos before, where I was only responsible for interior).I got an inspection report and it came back with all these issues. Like crack in the bedroom wall signaling po...
Mark Jajowka
What material is best for kitchen and bathrooms??
Wondering what would be the best idea to use for my kitchen and bathrooms since they are going to be wet. I was thinking tile, but seems expensive, or laminate any ideas thanks!
Luke C.
Accepted offer on side by side duplex with foundation Cracks
So I received an accepted offer on a duplex and had the inspection done today. The inspection showed two horizontal cracks about 1/8 inch wide and bowing in about 1 inch. The inspector was very detailed and found a fe...
Marcia Maynard
Best Practices for Charging Damages
How do you assess the dollar value for damages on items that are not easy to repair but still have useful life and aren't due for replacement? I'm not talking about normal wear and tear. I'm talking about obviou...
Kellan Martz
Question on maintenance cost from property manager, Cleveland SFR
Hi all,Brief summary: closed on my first rental property in early September 2020. SFR in East Cleveland. $45k purchase price. Some work had been done in the past few years (new roof, etc.) but certainly an average hou...
Jonas Beiler
Shaky floor
I was in a house yesterday that had very unstable floors in two second story bedrooms. Sort of like a trampoline effect when you jumped on them (maybe not quite that bad but it was bad enough that you could easily see...
Kent Hegwood
Is damage to mini blinds considered normal wear and tear?
My tenants just moved out and every set of mini blinds were broken and need to be replaced. The tenants were decent and rented from us for 6 years and other than the blinds, the rest of the house is in good shape. I ...
Henry Clark
Self Storage- Building Pads
SELF STORAGE- BUILDING PADSListening to an Allie Sherlock buskering tune at minus 14 degrees, thought I would knock out a post.You liked the post on Driveways, so we will go with Building pads since you’re interested ...
Savannah King
Direct Mail Campaign for WholeSaling
So I am working on Mailing a list to Absentee Owners...I have a small list of 325. I am writing letters to every owner. My question is how often should I write a letter to the same absentee owner? Should I do it just ...
Jordan Spradlin
Converting SFH into Duplex via finshed basement rehab
Hi all,
I just closed on my first home in Leavenworth Kansas and will be house hacking to build my initial portfolio. The basement has already been finished, however, it lacks 2 egress windows for each bedroom and a...