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Moritz Bode Highest Value Increasing Repairs
2 March 2020 | 49 replies

Hello BP community,I'd love to hear from experienced investors on which repairs have historically increased their home's value the most. Obviously, there are many factors involved in this and it is difficult to distin...

Ryan Hurd Don't buy a house, just buy a four-plex
9 October 2020 | 148 replies

For anyone looking to buy their first piece of real estate, STOP (unless it is a four-plex with an FHA loan). I did this 2 years ago and it was the best financial move I have ever made. If you start buying other prope...

Brian Washburn To Carpet or Not to Carpet. That is the Question.
20 August 2018 | 67 replies

I just bought my first rental in Omaha, NE. It's a 3BR 1BA with 1900sqft. I'm putting about $6k into renovations, including rebuilding the bathroom from scratch and new kitchen vinyl floors. The house has about 1000s...

Matt Joplin A Fork In The Road: To Be a GC or a Broker or a ?
30 July 2023 | 19 replies

Hi all,
I am at a crossroads and I am looking for a suggestive nudge in the right direction. I am a former engineer, turned vocational teacher, turned stay at home dad due to young children at home during remote sch...

Raquel Baranow Tenant painted room, I'm scared, sad, what to do?!
13 November 2015 | 83 replies

I spent a lot of time fixing up a rental, did all the work myself (with a friend), I considered the paint-job a work of art, apparently the tenant didn't think so, he not only primed the walls but also the trim now I'...

Bill Sargeson Window in Shower. What would you do?
28 February 2024 | 127 replies

I have a foreclosure that I am seriously considering buying for a rental. My concern is the bathroom has a window in the shower.  I was planning on gutting the bathroom and doing a complete remodel.  I thought I could...

Nicholas W. This BRRRR thing really does work, with pictures
30 November 2021 | 253 replies

First a little bit of background on the house: it is a 3 bed 1.5 bath cape cod, in an older neighborhood of a class A suburb outside of Milwaukee. It was listed on the MLS, had been bank owned for about 5 years and wa...

Nerissa Marbury Charging tenant for stove repair that equates to replacement
16 November 2018 | 56 replies

Hi there,ISSUE: A tenant informed me she is responsible for cracking my glass top range and wants to know next steps for getting it repaired. The glass top / cooktop part is no longer manufactured. If the part was ava...

Account Closed Do nicer finishes decrease turn over rate?
13 March 2019 | 55 replies

Hi Everyone. I wanted to see what your experience has been with spending a little more on rehab and has that helped to reduce your tenant turnover? Maybe improving kitchen cabinets, countertops and replacing vanities....