Michael Dorey
To Raise the Rent or not to Raise the Rent
Wanted to get the opinion of other folks on here. I have a property that I have a long term tenant in. It is an older couple and they have been there almost 10 years. I have only raised rent one time in the 10 year...
James Allen
Quote for interior paint
Hi BP Community,I recently got a quote from a contractor of mine for interior paint and it seems quite high in my opinion. I wanted to get your opinions on the quote. The unit is 733 sq ft. The quote was as follows:Re...
Kristen Buckley
Painting kitchen cabinets
I just found you guys, what a great community!I've been running a successful cabinet painting business in Raleigh, NC for the past 5 years or so and have seen varied advice and suggestions about how, when and when not...
Gina Huerta
Stacking with House Hacking
Hello. We just got out first duplex. We are house hacking it. With current tenant renting, we pay a little less than half the mortgage with them paying the rest. Our plan was to build our property numbers by house hac...
Veeru Rao
After the fact - New Investment
Hi,I have been wanting to invest in real estate for a while now and finally made a couple of investments back to back recently. They are both townhomes. We got a really good mortgage rate on one of them so there is ac...
Eric Starks
Rental Property Market Analysis Cental Florida
I am currently doing my market analysis in the central florida area and narrowing it down to my top cities. I am looking for a little advice on what others have done and how far I shoud I narrow my search. Should I s...
Sarah Jones
Commercial 0 Down..
So far I have been dealing with a lot of residential stuff... I would like to start getting into commercial as well..
Is it possible in this current market to purchase commercial real estate with $0 down... maybe cr...
Marcia Maynard
Move-In Inspection Checklist - streamlining the process. What do you do?
When moving a tenant in, it is easy to skimp with the move-in inspection check list (or "Property Condition Report", as we call it) yet it is a critical document. I'm looking to improve my process for getting this...
Pratheek Lakur
Deductions for repairs following move out
Hello,
Our first tenant is moving out early next week and I have had a chance to walk the property and have noted several damages. I have scheduled a contractor come assess how much the repairs would cost but wante...
K W
Questions for current landlords
Some questions for those of you already involved in this business:
1. How many hours per month do you estimate you spend managing your own property? (example: one 4plex)
2. What percentage of your tenants stay at le...