Crystal Dundas
Changing out Electric Heater, does AC needs to be replaced too?
Hi folks,A few weeks back, I decided, at the advice of all of you beautiful people to convert my rental from electric to gas heating. I just received the quote and the hvac guy is saying I have to change out my AC un...
Yosselyn De Abreu
I'm Yosselyn, nice to meet you!
Aloha! I'm Yosselyn. I've been a member since 2014, but this is my very first post on bigger pockets. I've been reading, studying, networking and learning as much as I can for the last 4 years and I think it's time fo...
Bruce Woodruff
Need input on idea $$
So I was considering refi'ing one of our places and getting another STR.....I was talking it over with a buddy who does STRs also. He said 'why don't you just raise your rates enough so that it is the same $ as having...
Nathan Grubb
House Hacking and Filing Sole Proprietor or Self-Employed
My wife and I purchased our first how this year. It's a duplex and we are hacking it, living in one of the two units. One of the bedrooms in our unit is used solely as an office for our business-related work (or at le...
Matthew Schroeder
Denver Apartment Rents Drop (Denver Post)
The most recent quarterly data from to the Apartment Association of Metro Denver (AAMD) shows that the Denver rental market is cooling off (see link to article below).Average apartment rents in metro Denver fell for t...
Daniel Oren
Noob question - should I get A / C for a flip in San Pedro, CA?
Hello BP, I am finishing up my 5th flip, which is a house in San Pedro, CA. However, my first four flips were in Ohio, so this is my first CA flip. I am interested in the opinions of others who are familiar with San P...
Albert Johnson
Gas oven in tenants apartment not working
I have a tenant whose gas oven isn't working. The top burners work but the oven doesn't. How do you usually handle these issues?I plan to go get a first hand look at the issue and see if there is gas getting through t...
Sean Tippens
Landlord vs tenant responsibilities
So I got a message from my PM saying that our new tenant is saying the AC was only blowing warm air and if we could fix it. The PM contacted the local HVAC service guy in our area, and after their $75 service fee it w...
Ryan Rutoskey
Areas experiencing any noticeable shifts
Based on consumer sentiment and the reactions from investors you can gauge areas that are still experiencing high levels of buyer interest and the same goes for areas that are "cooling". I am insulated by my own inves...
Jay Hinrichs
Charleston SC new rules EXCITING
I have just learned ( and of course i am no expert in STR) that in many cities and now it appears Charleston.. that you can do a STR if you owner occupy the property without special permit..so am building a few projec...