Drew Wiard
Good Duplex Short Sale, but REEKS of cigarette smoke!
Hey fellow BP'ers...I've done some rehab work, but never cigarette smoke.I have the potential for a VERY nice short sale deal on a duplex in a decent neighborhood. It will need much rehab to begin with, but it's been...
Andrew Varney
Problem with Septic / Drain Field - any experience?
Hey BP,I bought a property last year and it had a brand new septic tank and drain field installed. The tank was increased from 1300 - 1500 gallons, and it was inspected and got a clean bill of health. Fast forward 12 ...
Christina L.
Approach to multifamily shared laundry rooms?
Multifamily investors, how do you handle shared laundry rooms? Specifically, do you outsource to a third party the maintenance of the machines (and split profits) or is this something your property manager oversees? I...
Davon Lowery
Water meters, power meters?
I was recently at a payment center for my local water and power company and I began a discussion with an RE investor and he was outraged at how his tenants were consuming water. This landlord, I kinda felt his pain, s...
Brandon Johnson
Tenant - No 30 Day Notice, Damages, and Won't Move Out
Need some advice.I have a tenant, the person that I bought the multi-family property from, who is being quite the pain. When I purchased the house the tenant signed a lease converted to month-to-month in June. Betwe...
Adam Belasco
Water Pressure/Plumbing Question
Hi BP,
Thanks in advance for any help!
Background: I recently purchased a 5,400sqft duplex that was running on one hot water heater which was located in the basement. The property has three floors plus a basement ...
Jason Douthitt
Remove pet odor from slab?
I'm looking at contracting a property to wholesale. the property has a horrible pet odor in it and theres no flooring anywhere. I planned on pulling out the old paneling and replacing with rock. How do you clean the ...
Jake Oreskovich
EXTREME PET ODOR!! Please help!
Hello BP members. Recently I purchased a new rental that was distressed to say the least. I purchased the property from a landlord who was just burned out. His tenant went on a drug/drinking binge and he and locked hi...
Molly Morlino
Opinion: Do we need a dishwasher?
My husband and I begin construction this weekend on what we have termed "little houses" in Kyle, TX. They are one bedroom, one bathroom, 450 sq ft SFH for rental investments. We're at the point where we're wondering i...
Steven Westlake
Does Murphy bed, count as rentable bed (room)?
I have a few 1 bedrooms with a huge living rooms, approximately 14 x 16. One even has a nice little Nook in one wall, where I’m thing about putting a Murphy bed. I figured it would take a Saturday and about $450 in ma...