Preston Quinn
What to say when calling current landlord to screen applicant
So I have decided to manage 1 of my properties myself. I have property management on my others. I currently have a few applications. I am planning on calling their current landlords and asking them a few questions. Am...
Devin Lutz
Get back earnest money
Can anybody please give me your thoughts?I'm a first time home buyer and went to look at a duplex. I was pretty interested in it because it has a large basement that I figured I can eventually turn it into another uni...
Samantha Klein
Duplex deal and future strategy
Hi BP. I am looking for some insight on this deal and my future plans. Any advice/wisdom is appreciated.I looked at a duplex about 8 months ago that is a FSBO wanting 85K at that time, the owner is in his early 80s an...
Tammy Richards
Need advice big gaps wood floor and dirt floor basement
Have a 4 unit multi built @1900. Wood refinished floors have huge gaps/cracks, and they are layed over what appears to be what was called a subfloor in the Victorian era, which is wood which also has gaps. From the ...
David A Perez
House hacking a fully occupied four plex
Hello,I have a question about something that came to my mind and I was wondering how someone who is experienced would handle it.Say you find a four plex that you are interested in and all the numbers work out. It is f...
Tariq B.
Baltimore City Tenant Had Pest Control Without My Concent.
Hello All,Just had an interesting text from my tenant. "There were a huge amount of roaches so I had Orkin come and spray you will have to reimburse me. They can come monthly." Highly irrigated from this text as 1. T...
Derrick Blackwell
Looking for advice for handyman service to provide.
I’m interested in starting a service business and was wondering what unlicensed specific handyman services are most needed for investors. I’m considering pressure washing, roof gutter cleaning but I’m open to other id...
Mike Franco
Standard of cleaning for turnover? What do your new tenants complain about?
No matter who I hire to clean my rental, they always miss a few things here and there. And by the time new tenants move in, there's already a new layer of dust on everything.
For the most part, the rental is clean- 1...
Meng W.
Roach infestation
Hi BP,Can anyone recommend a good product to eliminate or kill roaches. I know boric acid is one that can kill the roaches.Thank you kindly
Inam Rehman
First visit to Properties i had hopes for !! Disgusting!
Hey BPC!
So i have visited two properties today and they were one of my preferred ones based on rents/location etc. Heres what happened:
Property 1:
Listed for +100k so i expected something in gre...