David Rosenhaus
Getting started with a risk-averse spouse
Greetings fellow BPers,Here are the pros and cons as I see it, of having a risk averse spouse:PROS:Every move, thought, plan, expense, phone call, email is questioned. This is good because it forces you to be sure tha...
David Pere
How to handle a contractor had $10k materials stolen from site?
Long story short,
I am stationed in San Diego, and the property is in Missouri (I'll be flying there in two weeks, in part because of this)My GC fired a sub-contractor for shoddy work on another property on Friday. O...
Brad Morse
How to incent a contractor
Does anyone have any proven best practices to incent a contractor to deliver a project on time and at or under budget? I have a contract in place with a payment schedule, but would like to incent him to go above and ...
Elizabeth Conklin
BRRR opportunity requiring high down payment- what next?
I have a great opportunity for an investment property (small cabin/single family home) in a booming short term rental market in Upstate NY for US$119,000. I had hoped to get a conventional loan and put 20% down but l...
Sonam Gill
Timing of big ticket repairs on older properties
When purchasing an older property, are there red flag issues from inspection reports that new owners should choose to address proactively, rather than in reaction to a tenant raising an issue down the line?
In m...
Dipo Aromire
First time Wholesale Deal Analysis - Paterson, NJ
Called a FSBO sign while Driving for Dollars . Owner wants to meet tomorrow Saturday.
Smallest house on the street with 2 families and SFH. House has 1bd/1bd, LvRm, Dining Room, unfinished basement used for...
Account Closed
What type of white paint do you use?
Is there a specific white you use Anitque, bright, etc, semi gloss, eggshell, satic. And why do you use this color/tint on your rental?
Grant Woodward
Guest Issues Unlocking Schlage Encode
I recently started up my first STR and went with the Schlage Encode smart lock based on recommendations on here and the Channel Manager compatibility for auto assigning codes. Thus far, 2 out of 6 guests have had issu...
Sandra Sunshine
Occupant on House Arrest- The plot thickens
Hi all-
The plot thickens and as I am waiting for a reply from my lawyer, I thought I would see if anyone has knowledge of this issue.
Today, I found out that my horrible tenant is keeping someone at the house on ho...
Account Closed
Why doesn't everybody buy instead of rent?
Hello everyone! I am currently a new real estate agent as well as an aspiring investor. In about 2-3 month I will have about 14-16k to invest in my first property. Now I am going to invest in a price point of abou...