Mogen Keene
STR Bedbug prevention
Would love the advise of other STR owners on bedbug prevention. We have a STR in the Smokies and I don’t know if I want to just risk dealing with it if the problem arises. I have read about the huge hassle they are to...
Merle Sauvola
New Construction Builder can make the leap
My wife and I have a long term goal to own apartment buildings. Specifically build to hold. Obviously, I know we need to start smaller.I own a couple construction companies. 1 a commercial concrete contracting busi...
Marcos Torres
What would you do? Help!
What would you do? I currently have 3 units. One unit is a single family home. The other unit is a duplex. I own the single family home with a close friend of mine. The house is fully paid off and is worth about $100,...
Dori Rutledge
Replace or Repair Furnace in Future Rental
Hello everyone! We are in the middle of our first rental purchase and the home inspection negotiation has begun. The sellers have offered to replace the furnace in three units and replace window panes OR repair the ...
Matthew Mendenhall
Book recommendations for new Commercial Real Estate Broker?
I'm looking to become a commercial real estate broker specializing in Industrial and Office, and am in need of some books that most comprehensively outline the life cycle of a commercial real estate deal. I've found o...
Christopher NA
Buying condo in Brickell
Hi all,
Thinking about buying my first home in the Brickell area.
The price of the condo I'm looking at (which is in same building where I currently rent) is around 720K. It's a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom loft. Looking...
Jackson Spiggle
Time commitment for an SFR?
I am really interested in real estate and want to get started and I’m wondering about how much time a week managing an SFR would take as a beginner. I definitely want to take this seriously and put all the work necess...
Jordan Thompson
Septic backup, Home warranty, and amazing tenants
Hi all, I recently had both of my (amazing) tenants report septic backup through their toilets. Each side of my duplex is 2/1. I called the septic company that did the original inspection 18 months ago at the acquis...
Mikael Winkler
In Need of Construction/Renovation 101 Crash Course
Hello fellow BPers! I'm currently managing (trying to manage) a construction project on 10 apartment units that have been vacant for yeeeears. This has been a complete trial by fire, as I had zero experience with some...
Christopher Nerio
Investing in Youngstown, OH
Hi BP family, I am new to investing in RE and I have recently made a connection with an investor in Youngstown, Ohio. She said she owns 10 rentals and has been investing, strictly, in the 44507 and 44502 zip code area...