I'm an out-of-state investor and I'm not too much of a handyman so I'm not sure about prices but I just wanted to get a sanity check from those with more experience. I had my property management company turn over a un...

Hi everyone. Thank you in advance for all your advice. I love the people here.I was initially looking to househack a duplex with FHA but the MLS market isn't very active for the area I'm looking at. At this rate, I ma...

Hi all, I am soon to close on my first deal - a 2800 sf legal two-family home in the City of Poughkeepsie, NY. The basics:Build in 19103 BR 1 bath in each unithardwood floors are OK, need to be refinished but definite...

Hi, This forum has been extremely helpful in navigating the world of investing and property management. I am still new at this (a little over a year with 12 units as owner and manager). That being said, I would apprec...

I bought laminate and was going to install it myself and the store recommended installing the planks parallel to the front door because the bedroom door cuts would be easier for me to do as a novice. But now my tile i...

I have to say that finding BP and meeting so many motivated people on this forum has really gotten my juices flowing to find and make deals.  I closed on 4 units in a single complex in Oakland back in February, and ha...

What can a buy&hold guy do to shave an extra $100 off monthly expenses without taking on additional work for himself? Tips I've gathered so far are a combination of the following: challenge property taxes, shop fo...

I rent a condo in WA state. When we rented the condo just recently, we asked the landlord to make some upgrades in the master bathroom (its a 2 bed 2 bath condo) and we offered to split the cost 50/50 (he was reluctan...

Bought the described property for ~$75,000 (got ripped off).  The exterior walls have rotted through in parts.  It's got 3 roofs and leaks through in one spot.  The plumbing works but is made of defective parts.  The ...

All,This is my first BP post and am looking to see if anyone has any advice for me.  I figured with the wealth of knowledge on these forums, there's likely to be people that can help me with the question of island ver...