Howy Lerner
Solar panel installation
We currently live in our house and plan to for another 5 years. We then want to turn it in to a rental. We are considering adding solar panels which will cost me nothing for the panels but need to sign a 25 year contr...
Jose N.
Keeping thieves from stealing your furnace, etc during vacancy.
Hi,
Aside from using Dawgs, removing appliances, etc. Does putting in the listing that "house is occupied by sitter" or " house has alarm/cameras" help with deterrence? I feel that posting a vacancy can invite thie...
Matthew Mucker
Where to get 30-60-90 lists?
Can anyone point me to sources of lists of folks who are late on their mortgages?
Patrick Tudor
How Passive can it be to own larger apartments?
How passive can someone invest/own larger apartments? Say someone makes enough in their primary business to invest in larger apartments (40-200 units) and decides to hire a good 3rd party manager. How passive of an in...
Deren Huang
UGH Jobsite got broken into
UGH, yesterday my jobsite got broken into, they took my a lot of my materials and my contractor tools. What are you guys using to secure your vacant properties?I was thinking about picking up simplisafe, (as you can t...
Douglas B.
Sub30kclub: does anyone install entryway security cameras?
Do you use video surveillance of your property? Why or why not?
I would think it would help protect the tenants as well as the landlord (you'd know who's coming and going and if there's trouble brewing at you...
Aaron Montague
Small, Cheap Oil Based Heater/Furnace/Boiler for Basement
BPers,I am looking for an inexpensive way to use oil heat to make sure my pipes don't burst in the basement of a 4 family apartment building I own.Perfect scenario:1 heating source that connects directly to a standard...
Justin Berry
Best value security system
I just closed on my first rental property but it’s out of state. I want to install security cameras and locks on the property and have been looking into different options. Does anyone have practical experience using R...
Jane S.
part time resident not paying rent or on the lease
The applicant's son has a girlfriend fiancee with his baby. She & baby lives with her mother but might be spending weekends at my rental with her fiance. She will not be on the lease. Supposedly they are getting m...
Eric Yu
Bay Area Rental Arbitrage?
Hey everybody, Just getting started in Real Estate, and rental arbitrage struck me as something super promising. That being said, almost all cities in the Bay Area have some kind of Short Term Rental laws that prohibi...