Troy F.
Lease renewal - meet the standard or go somewhere else
I have a great tenant. Great in terms of paying on time and never complains. However, during a recent repair call the repair man reported that the dog barked constantly and that the apartment smelled strongly of dog...
Zachary Myers
Los Angeles Building Guidelines
Does anyone know where I can look and easily find building guidelines for different areas in the city of Los Angeles and/or LA county? I'm looking for a resource that will easily tell me how large I can build on a ce...
Matt Heidenfelder
ADU's in DFW
Is anyone familiar with a city near Dallas that allows ADU's to be built/ rented out? From my understanding, Dallas is very strict on this though many older neighborhoods have existing ADU's that I assume were in plac...
Sana Tan
Occupancy Inspection Checklist
Hi, I am getting my first unit ready for rent. I have to obtain an occupancy permit by having the city come over and inspect the property. I'm not sure what to expect. Is there any way I can find an inspection checkli...
Evan Lagerloef
Turning a SFH into a Duplex - What to look for?
Hi All,I am looking for some advice on transferring a Single Family Home into a Duplex, mainly what I should be looking for, what to prepare for, and costs associated. I am still in the hunt for my first real estate d...
Mary Jay
City grant to revitalize a property-there is a catch
Hey guys,
Somebody told me about the fact that the PA city provides grants for landlords/homeowners for improvements of a property.
When I called the city they said that it has to test positive for lead. And if it d...
Owen Brown
Kelowna, BC Canada investment deal
This post is meant to show some of my fellow Kelowna investors what kind of deals we are finding in todays market. We recently closed on a home in the lower mission. We did not get it below market, which goes against ...
Charles Kappe
HELPPP!! Fair Housing Act, Americans with disabilities act
I am having some issues with the township and some surrounding neighbors and wanted to see if someone could help. I own a recovery/sober living house. 10 members live in the 5 bedroom home unrelated. The township is g...
Jerry Ruday
Location of first property just turned into historical district
hello friends, I have only posted on BP a few times, i do alot more reading than i do posting. My topic is in regards to my first investment property i purchased march 2011 is a two unit, up and down, I have gone in a...
Brian H.
Curious how you decide your number for CapEx?
Hey all!So when you are deciding what to set aside for CapEx when doing a property analysis do you adjust it based on how new certain items in the home are? A property I am looking at has a 2 year old furnace, 8 year ...