Tayo Ogunnaike
Do you stage your own properties or hire professionals?
Hey All, I flip home in the Los Angeles market and home staging has proven to be extremely effective and of course, extremely costly. The homes I flip tend to be mid high to high end homes and require at minimum that ...
Joe Farruggio
Probable first deal?
Fannie Mae owned condo in a great "hip" neighborhood, 1BR. Asking 170k. Needs $26k in kitchen and bathroom work, new appliances, soffit needs to be ripped down....anyway... Im a licensed contractor so I'll do the wor...
Alicia Katnik-Canney
New from Boulder, Colorado!
Hi! My name is Alicia and my husband and I just ventured into the world of real estate investing. We are a young couple with a growing family. We just went under contract on our first deal . . . excited and a little ...
Peter Goeller
tenants must make 3X the monthly rent in an expensive market.
From what I have researched and learned one of the pre screening rules it that a tenant must make at least 3x the monthly rent which is a logical rule that makes sense. but what about an expensive market wh...
Audrey Hu
Tenant/roommate said some very nasty stuff to me!
Hi all! I am new to this forum and I am a new landlord. I am a college student in California. My aunt bought a condo in CA. She said I could live there for free, and asks me to rent out one room. So I posted my ad on ...
Jane Ho
Section 8 question
Newbie question, thank you for your patience in advance. I've heard on BP youtube that Section 8 tenants can be good and stable since it is paid by the government. My question is, how long of their qualification last....
Beau Walsh
Wood burning fireplace
I'm looking for some opinions and help.
I recently purchased a apartment in downtown Vancouver Canada a few blocks from English bay, in one of the nicer locations in Vancouver. The unit is small 660 sq feet. It was...
Mootah Kpebane
Duplex rental lease agreement in Illinois
Hello- My name is Zask, first time posting here. After listening and reading posts. This forum is the most educational site I have seen. I just acquired a duplex in Moline, Illinois that has a long-term tenant. This ...
Satyam Mistry
Self Managing Out of State
I will be closing on my first multi family property (4-plex) soon in south city St. Louis. I currently have 8 SFR in Omaha and self manage those, but this will be my first out of state investment as well. I have conne...
Matt Cruz
Strategies for Mom's House
Hi all, I'm looking for some advice on behalf of my Mom as she's in a favorable situation with our current home but is not exactly sure how to get the most value.The house was bought in 2013 for $258k in Freehold, NJ....