Jonathan Makovsky
Good Low Cost Closet Ideas?
Hi BP'ers,We are finishing up a flip and expanded the master closet to give it more room. Has anyone used or seen some good lower cost options for making the closet nice, without going the California Closet route? Tha...
Mariam Arghandewal Safi
Garage Door Broke after Crushing Bike
Hello everyone! My name is Mariam. My tenant's son closed the garage door on his bike and broke the garage door. Do I have to bite the bullet and take on the cost or is this the tenant's responsibility?
The tenant t...
Michael S.
Paint T-111 or install vinyl siding, which would be the better?
Hello everyone,I currently have an investment property that has T-111 siding currently. The red stain is very faded/weathered and I'm trying to decide whether to paint it or install vinyl siding. I'm not sure how muc...
Sam Ojo
Direct Mail to Property Owner
Hey guys need some advice and opinions on my property owner letter draft. For great leads on property's owned outright in my market area. Some say to keep it short and sweet, while others state to personalize it by ma...
David Beltz
Oil tank leaks and potential environmental hazards
I am looking at a duplex in Chambersburg, PA that has several major issues. The home inspector noticed the sump in the basement (which is just a chiseled out hole) had still water with an orange tint to it. The curren...
Shane Farmer
Hot neighborhoods in southern Minnesota
We have a large chunk of money sitting in our high yield savings doing nothing that we would like to invest in real estate. We are looking for two properties to start- a multi-family and a single family home to get ou...
David Adams
Seasonality in Short-Term Rental Market
In many areas, demand tends to decrease dramatically in the winter causing rental rates to go down. How do you maximize your rental revenue in the face of seasonality?
Alex D'Anjou
new to apartment investing
Hi All,I own a few rental units in the Boston area and I recently came across an apartment building (16 units) that seems to be a good deal. I know nothing about investing in buildings this large as the largest I own ...
Andrew Moore
House hacking a rehab..
A hearty hello to the great nebulous mind that is BP.Currently I live on the south side of Mt. Shasta at 5000', completely off grid, all to my design.This takes up an incredible amount of time to keep all systems runn...
Kathleen Volpe
Unwanted tenant in Indiana
I'm new to BP and have learned so much. I'm so glad there is a website like this. Here's my dilemma. My husband and I have recently bought a 4 unit apartment building in Indiana. The seller is an elderly woman (85) wh...