Hi everyone! I have a problem. I don't know how to pay my on-site assistant. Heres the deal. My mom and him help me on the flips. She does attention to detail work and he does as much as he can do, and we hire out con...

Another great question from a young, small business owner/investor! I hope this clearly outlines some of the tasks a Bookkeeper does on a regular basis and how they can be very helpful to a business. Some do mor...

I'm turning tenants right now and the departing occupants have dripped wax into the carpet that was brand new before they moved in. I have two thoughts on this. 1) charge for my time to remove it, which was not 100% s...

One of my houses had a leak in a sewer line. Fortunately it was something minor, but the plumbing company has offered to image the sewer line for no charge. While free is good, they, of course, will want to get some p...

Hello everyone,I'm new to investing and to BiggerPockets. Everything is new but I've been doing my due diligence for the past couple of months. Now I'm at the point that I'd like to take the plunge.There are some ques...

Hello, once again I am here looking for help and wisdom of fellow REI.Seller (it is FSBO property) sent me a contract. Couple things:1. Closing is 10 days from today, is it customary in such transactions?2. The seller...

Hi Everyone,What is a reasonable expectation of how much time it usually takes to coordinate a toilet replacement?  Our PM charged us for 2 hours of time for coordinating repair for replacing a faulty toilet.  This is...

Hey all,Acquiring my first property soon, and was wondering if anyone had suggestions on contractors in the Austin, TX area? I'm looking to do cosmetic work throughout 1/2 of a duplex as I house-hack it. The other 1/2...

Hello,I just had a tenant move out after being in my rental unit for about 9 months. The day they had moved in last October was the same day we had new carpet installed in the living room of the house. Carpet upstairs...

Could you advise me on how to structure a deal where there are four partners but one partner will do all the work. Find the deal, do full remodel of units etc. Say each puts in 250k would he take for example 35% a...