Mark Davis
Bees in your walls
Anyone watch Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe? I know its a bit off topic, but I saw an interesting episode yesterday. Mike was working with an exterminator who had to remove bees from a house's walls. It was pretty amazi...
Account Closed
Refreshing/Refinishing Oak Cabinets
I'm working on a rehab for resale with 15-year-old oak cabinets in pretty good condition. They are the basic, cheap ones from the 90s, simple frame with overlay hinges and very oakey/grainy looking (no hardware).
I ...
Matt DuSold
what happens when the market is better?
Obviously sub-to's are much easier to come by when the housing market is poor and everyone needs to get out, but what happens when the market turns up. Say in three or four years are people who are just using sub-to's...
Jean Ridlon
My tenants want to upgrade my property at their cost, doing all their own work
I have great tenants that pay their rent on time. They are retired, and want to stay in the property “forever” because they love it so much. (It has a phenomenal view.) A few years ago they lost their house to fore...
Rachel Fairweather
Theft of Hot Water Heater and A/C Unit
Just bought our third rent house and 3 days after closing it was broken into and the hot water heater and the window A/C unit was stolen (presumably for the copper). Haven't had this happen before and want to know how...
Jeff Lee
Ranch and farmland development
Howdy BPers -I'm looking to combine ranch land with STR cabins in central/east-central Texas. Does anyone have any experience with buying acreage below market value, rehabbing ranch land, or have financing tips for ac...
John Matthew Johnston
They're drawing on my Cabinets!!!
My first rental is a B class SFR, Rent 1500/month. I put all new finishes and it LOOKED really nice. I went to do my first rental inspection after 5-6 months( while doing a walk through with an appraisal company to BR...
Praveen Balaji
How much difference does repainting make in attracting renters?
I am close to purchasing my first SFH rental. The interiors are painted beige. The paint is fine - it just needs a little touch up here and there. My property manager took a tour of the house today and gave me a (low ...
Michael Frankel
AirBNB/Vacation Rentals Purchase List
Hi,We're purchasing our first property to turn into an AirBNB and were wondering if anyone new of a good resource / checklist of all the things we'll need to buy for it, from setting up WIFI to can-openers. Any good ...
Ian Livaich
Rehab Costs for SFRs / Multifamily Properties
Hello everyone,I am starting to analyze some deals in my local area as I am looking to purchase my first property. I am generally looking at 3BR, 2BA properties and some smaller multifamily properties. A few questi...