Tomiko Graves
13K Bathroom Remodel - Help!
Hi all!I just walked through my first flip property (yay!) with my GC this morning. He is quoting me 13k on a small master bath. I think it's too much but would love to hear from some of you. If I pay 13k for this ...
Morgan Madill
Crash? Crash?! CRASH!
With the employment hitting record highs the stock market going through the roof, the fed pumping billions. There seems to be an impending crash or serious market correction on the horizon. What goes up must come down...
David P.
Tenant threatens to withhold rent?
Just came across a late night call with one of my tenants. His family has been living there over a year and I would consider them good tenants. They warned me before that the front tenants dogs (pitbulls) are sometime...
Shane Craig
Landlord hacks ( what do you do make your life easier)
As you scroll through fackbook or other sites you see various life hacks about cooking, landscaping, etc. I want this post to be about landlord hacks( what are some simple tricks you use to make your life easier as a ...
Aubrey Page
Addressing Marijuana Smell Complaints
We have a new-to-us class c quadplex in Avondale in Cincinnati. Tenant A moved in 1 Feb. Tenant B moved in 5 Mar. Tenant C moved in 7 Apr. Tenant C reported on Apr 10 that she smelled marijuana so strongly when she w...
Natalia Perlova
Tenant claims there is no heat, and it's Christmas
Hi there BP community, looking for your advice on the following please: i inherited a section 8 tenant who pays way below market, acts shady, had an issue with the leaky toilet for years, which damaged the floor and c...
Henry Lazerow
The new NAR rules have actually made buyer agent commissions go up not down
Here in Chicago commission have typically been between 2 and 2.5 percent of gross sale price but now with the new rules I have not met any agents willing to take less then 2.5% so what has happened is the listings tha...
Kyle Grimm
WHO ARE YOU? What do you do besides real estate?
Hello BP nation! My question for BP nation is what is your day job? Although we would love to be, most of us are not yet full time investors. As I grow older and try to figure out the direction of my career, I love ...
Lisa Casey
Entitled Tenants from hell....but my mistake for being "nice"
I have a small house on 18 acres. We have rented it out 5 times with no complaints. In the last 4 years we we have totally renovated it adding a sun room, new HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and refinishing floors, ref...
Mike Dymski
Idle Cash and the War Chest Strategy
A - Invest $100, add value to $120, market corrects to $100 in year 1, but you achieve an 8% return from cash flow and principal reduction.B - Invest $100, add value to $120, market remains as-is (or it takes longer t...