Crystal Smith
Mayor's Plan for Chicago
We just had one of our investor partners send us this article. Not sure she realized that by today's standard this article from March 2013 is old news but I thought it would be interesting to see what those of you i...
Thuan Phan
Question re: Prof Prop Mgmt Co for section 8 properties??
I am considering investing/purchasing a rehabed property in Detroit, MI and renting it to section 8 tenants. This is my first time renting to section 8 tenants. Are there professional property management companies t...
Mitch Dowler
Tenant asking for phone lines for DSL?
I have a duplex building I purchased in 2005. It is a pristine building that I update between every tenant and most of my tenants stay two years or more. I have a you lower twenties couple I recently rented to and the...
Matthew Brill
Bath tub in a rental
I just bought a triplex in South Florida as a house hack. One of the units that will be occupied by a tenant needs a new bath tub. It currently has a bath tub with tile. The tile is in good shape but the tub needs rep...
Randy F.
Toilets... To caulk or not to caulk...
I've seen several threads on BP where whether or not caulking in the base of a toilet is a good idea has been discussed. Seems the general concensus is to NOT caulk them. I vehemently disagree!
The main reason given...
Patrick Yungck
Some property managment companies and landlords disgust me..
Today I just got back from looking at apartment and townhome rentals in DeKalb, IL. A friend of mine is attending Grad School there and was looking at 2 and 3 bedroom places. The reason I am writing this is to say tha...
Kraig Kujawa
Is there an Art to Communicating Security Deposit Charges?
Hi there,I have a single family house that the tenant generally took good care of, but let the lawn mostly die and left some large screws in the wall. I carefully documented it all, along with photos and got quotes fo...
Josh Starner
Opportunity Zone Help
I own two rental properties under and LLC which I purchased in the last year. The LLC consists of two equal partners, and both of these properties were purchased in opportunity zones. I am looking to take advantage ...
Michael Germinario
Cable Wire Hanging from Roof - What the #$%&?
Hi BP!I noticed a cable/wire hanging off my roof yesterday and I think its connected to a Direct TV satellite dish. It looks awful and I want it removed. My question is could this cable be anything else, or is it de...
David Schulwitz
Analyzing Numbers on a 4-Plex
Hey BP! I took a walk-through of a 4-plex in my hometown in Michigan a few days ago, and I've started to crunch the numbers based simply on the expenses and income listed on the listing. I would of course have t...