Jeff B.
Selecting between 2 applicants
Received 2 applications for tenants today for one of my houses. The first applicant seems to barely meet my requirements (primarily income requirements) and the second meets and exceeds the requirements by a signific...
Kevin Nerio
Single Family Home turned into Unpermitted Triplex
Hello all,
I'm currently in the process of purchasing a home. My sellers are going to pay off a hefty lien charge to the City due to doing unpermitted work on the house. It was a single-family home but they turned i...
John H.
Hotel rooms for the homeless question in MA
In my area we have lots of homeless families living in hotels. The state of MA pays about $82/night per family to live in the hotels. Does anyone know if we can set up a house as a short term rental and have the ...
Shawn Costley
Thoughts on Florence, Tuscumbia, and The Shoals
I was wondering what experiences other REIs have had in the Florence, Tuscumbia and Shoals areas of AL. I've been recently market testing the area a bit and getting some mild feedback. However, on the buying side of...
Douglas Larson
To GOOGLE GLASS or not to GLASS?
I got my invite today to join the Google Glass 2.0 "explorers club." I want to do it even though it seems to be an overpriced beta testing relationship that probably benefits Google more than users. I just ...
Thomas Swindell
Do you request applications prior to showing your rentals?
I have a lot of requests for showings on a rental I just listed. Should I be getting applications completed by each prospective tenant prior to showing everyone the property? What's the best way to initially screen th...
Gusatvus Johnson
Is solid-surface/granite countertop worth it in rental?
I'm redoing the kitchen in a 4-bedroom rental. The Realtor I work with strongly recommends putting in solid-surface (i.e., Corian or similar) or granite rather than laminate for the countertop. The price for laminate ...
Seth Davis
Hi! I'm Seth, a hopefully soon-to-be GC from Lexington, NC
Hello! Thanks for dropping by. My name is Seth Davis. I currently own a horse farm in Lexington, NC and work as a software developer for Wells Fargo. I have been developing software for the past 20 years and devel...
Jon S.
Renting while owning?
Short back story: My wife and I sold our primary a few months ago and are currently renting. We live in Los Angeles and are interested in buy and hold strategy with multi-family properties.My question is do you thin...
Aaron Smith
DC Choice housing voucher
Hi BPers,I'm looking into this DC choice housing voucher program. Has anyone tried this? Rents seem really high that they provide.With any subsidized housing I worry about:1. the quality of the tenant2. the subsidy no...