Brendan Seals
HVAC and water heater is out of warranty
So, this 3 bed room, 900 square feet, home I am planning on buying HVAC and water heater is out of warranty. I believe the Hvac is 23 years old and the water heater is 15 or more (as I remembered). The seller wanted 7...
Maritza McKinney
Inherited tenant is a smoker
We are inheriting a tent at who smokes in their unit. And it reeks of smoke. She is a great tent at and has lived there for 10 years. How do you handle the smoke damage and to the unit when/if she moves out? Do we cha...
Michael Hassell
Orlando/Disney area...back in the game...
Hello Bigger Pockets!
Folks, I found my way to BP's through another money blog...so glad to be here. I've been looking for a forum to nurture my investing side and a place to share my limited knowledge...I r...
Jordan Grimstad
Buy & hold in higher-crime neighborhoods
Does anyone here have experience with buy & hold rental properties in higher-crime neighborhoods with depressed property values? In particular, I'm curious to know if there's a particular set of circumstances or m...
Ronnie Mossotti
Nightmare demanding tenants- advice
Any advice would help:I have a property that had a sump pump break and water come into the finished basement of a SFH. The tenants emailed and called a couple days after the rain storm. I dispatched my handyman to ass...
Amber Matas
Should we Raise the rent?
Hey there! Looking for some thoughts on raising the rent. Here is my particular scenario:
We have a property in Orange County, Ca. It’s in an extremely desirable, historic area, in an A+ school district.
Homes rent ...
Jennie Jones
Going through our first eviction
We own a nice/decent rental in a working class neighborhood. We entered the apartment to make an agreed upon repair to find loads of drug paraphernalia all over the living room. Our lease strictly prohibits drugs/smok...
Tyler Veres
Forcing Equity/Increased Value by affecting NOI (bottom line)
Good day all,I am looking at putting together a list of ways that people have gone about forcing equity/value in their properties. To start the ball rolling, I like adding a unit/income stream where there wasn't one ...
Lara Fobian
Opinion on NOT priming before painting?
Opinions, please?So I just tried out a new house-painter who bought the paint in the colors I needed, but I found out after he was done with the job that he only did SPOT priming over any drywall patches and other wal...
Song Choe
Getting Security deposit back.
Hi. If this is not the right place to post I apologize and I will remove it. Both Landlord and I live in Virginia.I have asked the Landlord in December 2018 if I can move out earlier than the original lease end date(...