Jacob Murphy
Cat Pee House from Hell!
Hey BP! I bought a house at a foreclosure auction at the court house steps last year. I thought it was a great BRRRR deal since I bought for 50K and it has a ARV of 205K, however I wasn't expecting the inside to be as...
Tim Little
Average unit turnaround time for a property manager?
I am of the opinion that my property manager is taking way too long to turn around a recently vacated unit. But in the name of fairness, before I pass judgment with little context, I wanted to open it up to you BPers....
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Water damage
I have been looking at a property that has a severe roof leak. Is there anyway to tell how much structural damage the walls have without busting them open? The walls are wood frame.
Mike Dombrowski
Flooring Install and Supplies
About to close on a 2/2 condo in down town Fort Lauderdale in Broward County. Unit has brand new Berber carpet from previous owner but am thinking of installing either hard wood, engineered wood or porcelain tile.Any...
Nathan Gesner
WORST cat odor ever . . . and you won't believe what happened!
This is a first for me.We have managed this townhome for seven years. The owner's daughter lived in it and had three cats. It stunk pretty bad but seemed to be coming from the closet under the stairs where she kept th...
Justin Fortunato
Proper order of operations (painting, flooring, etc)
What is the best order of operations with regards to working on a house? Obviously, the first thing is the construction, doors, etc. But what is the best order of other things like painting interior, exterior, floo...
George Wade
Removing cat odor from concrete flooring
All, Against the rules of the lease, a tenant brought a cat into a home (New Brunswick, NJ area) and placed the litter box in an unfinished basement (concrete floor with masonry block walls). The cat has been removed...
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Which Upgrades are Worth a Little Extra Money?
As I've been thinking about how much to set aside for CapEx/maintenance expenses, I keep coming back to the questions of: "How much should I really be spending on X?" It isn't a matter of questioning the percentage of...
Shane Cloutier
Electric radiant heat for rentals, yeah or nay?
I am thinking of renovating a few of our projects with electric based radiant floor heating. We have looked into getting a flooring that will stand up to the heat, and our state is pretty good on electric power due to...
Diane Dib
Cat pee/urine smell removal
I am looking at a property that smells of cat pee. I've seen it a couple of times, and it was obviously worse when the weather was warmer and it's barely warm at all right now. The house is still furnished and has one...