Greg Pond
What are top upgrades for buy-and-hold rental property?
Curious to hear what the BP community thinks about some of the top upgrades for buy-and-hold rental property. We own a property management and real estate brokerage firm in Denver, Colorado that serves real estate inv...
Richard Schubert
Just when you think the sellers market is going away.
Made an offer on a really nice 3/1.5 house in a c+/b- neighborhood in Akron, Ohio. House was priced way under the market at only. 60k asking price. Super nice house with nice landscaping , hardwood floors in great con...
Anna Delos Santos
The patch of grass between the sidewalk and the street
Hello,Quick question. The area in front of the property, Are we able to modify the patch of grass that is between the sidewalk and the street like putting in pebbles in place of the grass? Thanks
Anant Garg
Property management charging steeply/not on maintenance items ?
Hello everyone,I recent acquired a fourplex in fort worth area and hired a professional property management firm to manage my property. I am seeking your opinion on how reasonable my property management is in terms of...
Lucien Perreault
What to present an investor when bringing a deal
Good Morning BP,I am planning on writing an LOI for a property in the next week. The deal will be either a 4, 6, or 10 unit property(depends on who accepts my offer). These are all LTR that require some work but the e...
Account Closed
Tenant Killed the Lawn - Options?
BP Friends,I was hoping you all could provide some guidance. I drove by my property a week ago and the front and side yard grass is dead. We have had a couple very warm months in Southern California and my suspicion i...
Jinyu D.
Need advice for better curb appeal
we have this rental needs new roof and new exterior paint. I already picked out the light grey paint color and a dark roof color. However, there's a chimney in the front which ruins the curb appeal. Any suggestion on ...
Raymond Navarro
Landlord is using water I pay for in California.
We were required to switch all utilities under our name prior to moving in or even signing the lease. No where on the lease does it state the landlord will have access to the water. The first time we noticed them wate...
Kayl Kam
LLC, CPA, depreciation, tax write off - Rookie turning residential into rental
Hi all,I am planning to turn the current residential property (SFH, 4b/3.5b) into a rental since I am relocating to another state. I put 5% down 2 years ago (conventional loan with PMI), fixed interest rate of 2.875%,...
James Nix
Tenant has Mushrooms growing in bathroom
Hey everyone,
So I got sent a picture of what seems to be mushrooms growing in the ceiling of my tenant bathroom. I sent the picture out to my contractor already waiting for feedback but I wanted to share it here als...