Winnie C.
Tenants want pest control without finding bugs
Hi all. I'm a relatively new landlord and I need your help.My tenants (a couple) moved into my condo in MA a month and a half ago. They just told me they wanted pest control for bedbugs in the unit because one of them...
Emily Powell
Houston Investors...Did you/do you now have flood insurance?
Houston investors... I currently own 4 SFRs in the Houston area. I was very lucky and walked away with minimal damage following Harvey. But I'm wondering whether this should be a wake-up call to get flood insurance ...
Joe P.
Tenant conditions - cockroaches
Hi all -- looking for some advice. My tenant has been complaining that there are cockroaches in the unit. When I purchased the property, there weren't any. I do inspections about once a month and this tenant isn't the...
Chukwudi Motanya
Business Plan
Mission Statement
Initial goal will be to generate enough passive income in order to maintain a lifestyle without a job. $4,000 of passive income will allow me to live without a full time job. Next goal will be to ge...
Cole Puterbaugh
3-unit mfh severely underappraised
Under contract for a 3-unit mfr in Cleveland. My first purchase. Purchase price is 177K.Appraisal is 138K.I cannot make up the difference with cash since I'm already at the top end of my purchasing ability.Is ordering...
George P.
how to re-frame an existing house corner
i have a corner that has rotten wood due to long term leak (years). the bottom of 5-6 two by fours are rotten and the bottom plate is rotten.the outside is brick, so i can't get to it from the outside. how do i replac...
Pam Marcum
Not only am I against it....
I think it's criminal. It will be the direct cause of many, many deaths, especially of the elderly. A man from the British parliament was on tv the other day and stated that in the U.S. a man with early prostate can...
Elenis Camargo
To those inheriting tenants, don't make this rookie mistake!
Hi BP! I wanted to share my rookie mistake. We have purchased two SFH with inherited tenants. The first was in February and the second this past month. While we were closing on the second rental, we did a new lease fo...
Greg S.
Concerns about rehabbing a flood damaged house?
Hello everyone. I am a beginning real estate investor from NJ and am currently mailing to probates and out of state owners. The area I live in was pretty heavily hit by Hurricane Sandy. I'm about 5 miles from Seasi...
Sheryl Brown
Mold
We moved into a house 6 mos ago, every since we moved in my husband's health has gotten worse he is 52 he has became extremely fatiqued, sinus probems has gotten worse, I was working at the time until 6 wks ago I woul...