Amy L. Pagels
Managing timing of furnishing shipments for out of state STR
Hey BP community! We are clear to close on our first STR in Gainesville, FL with a closing date of 12/13. We have agreed to rent back to the sellers for a week and will be able to take possession on 12/19. We are o...
Easton Hill
How to find landlords that are willing to do STR Arbitrage
TLDR; Finding landlords who are interested in arbitrage is a by-product of targeting the right landlords, creating a valuable offering, then putting in the work. - - - - - I have a portfolio of 10 arbitrage units in P...
Rose Davis
When should i pay my contractors
Should a contractor receive 75% up front or should they be paid in smaller increments?
DG H.
Staging to sell
I buy rebab and sell. I try to stage the property if I can. My latest property is much larger and many more windows than what I've had in the past. I usually put up mini blinds on new rehabs but this house is higher e...
Andrew M.
Ramblings of a Real Estate Amateur
In an effort to publicly state goals, gain insight from other (and more experienced) investors, and write down lessons learned, this is a run on stream of thoughts about all that investing involves.My goal for 2017 wa...
Zachary Elliott
Inherited Tenants with Pets in Duplex, Looking to Rent Other Half
My business partners and I purchased a duplex within the last year. The duplex was fully occupied upon purchase and in an effort to keep it that way (at least initially), we had both tenants sign a lease. The tenant i...
Sam Leon
Small bath tub chip - repair or complete refinish?
In the process of turning over an apartment, and the cast iron tub (previously refinished) has a small size chip on it.Less than the size of a dime.Called a few refinish companies and the cost for a complete refinish ...
William Donnelly
Starting out to a dead end
Hello All!I am a new investor, focusing on small multifamily properties as an owner occupant. Forcing appreciation, new every two, and eventually moving to own a larger number of units. I have been doing research on t...
Meghan McCallum
MICE!!!!!! How much of that is my problem?
Hi,My tenants have recently emailed me about mice. How much of this is my problem. I have rented before and when we had mice, we put out sticky traps. The property is in Chicago and mice come in door in all properties...
Bryce McBride
Turning my house into a rental. How do i calc cost for ROI?
I'm very new to learning about real estate, and have some questions. I'll have more after this but my other questions could change based on the answers i get. I'll admit, they may be stupid, it scares me enough that i...