Elizabeth Guarnieri
Seller said property was turnkey--inspection said otherwise
Hi--I'm very new to this site and to investing. I found a property that sounded like a good deal but I went under contract at a price that I thought it was worth if there was nothing majorly wrong with the property. ...
Taylor Bettencourt
Separating Tenant Utilities
Hey everyone, beginner investor here in Cranston, Rhode Island. I’m looking to purchase a single family home in Cranston which may eventually be rented out. I was thinking of putting a tiny house in the back and doing...
Yvonne Ng
Looking to buy rental property in Tucson, AZ or Stockton, CA
Hello everyone,
I'm new to investing and interested in the buy and hold strategy. I am currently looking for multifamily homes in the Stockton, CA near University of the Pacific or in Tucson, AZ near University of A...
Joseph Weisenbloom
How do you handle tenant AC costs?
Tenants love to crank AC systems to absurdly low temperatures which creates a high likelihood of breaking the AC unit. In my area HVAC techs charge $1000s just to look at the unit after it breaks. I have a 3 year old ...
Gulliver R.
Buying a mobile home park with mostly park owned homes
This might be a silly question: but when buying a MHP with mostly park owned homes are the park owned homes usually included in the price of the MHP? If so, then I can pretty much begin the process of rent-to-own cont...
Spencer Fry
4-Plex- High price but significant value adds
I have a 4-plex I'm currently looking at potentially trying to buy. The area I live in is a high summertime tourist area. As it stands, the numbers do not work to purchase the property at current asking price. Now the...
Harry Standafer
How can I reduce my electric bill?
Hey BP,
I just bought an older house (1910-ish) split into five apartments (~2700 square feet total). They aren't separately metered so the utilities are included in their price of rent. The electric bill was about d...
J Scott
San Francisco - Input on Renovation Costs
Trying to get a VERY BALLPARK idea of what I would expect a per-square-foot gut interior renovation to cost an investor in San Francisco.By ballpark, I mean I'd be happy with a $50/sf range ($125-175/sf, for example) ...
Caeden Jacobs
Exit Strategy for first house-hack /Getting out of an FHA to qualify for NEW FHA loan
Hello everyone, I am a new investor who purchased my first rental property a year before this post. I purchased a upstairs/downstairs duplex for $125k. I rented out the upstairs for $800 a month, and occupy the downst...
John Underwood
Energy saving for cabin in Pigeon Forge.
Have you installed any energy savings devices in your STR properties?We have a 4400 sq ft 6 bedroom cabin that just had an $800 electric bill.We have 2 HVAC systems and an inline dehumidifier. These run alot in the su...