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Robert Fitzgerald I need advice about a hoarder house
14 April 2017 | 8 replies

I am about to buy a hoarder house and need some advice. It's about as nasty as they come, I couldn't go in the house without a respirator.

Does anyone know how to get the smell of cat urine and feces out of a house?...

Angel Rosas New to BP & REI from sunny Los Angeles, CA and in need friends!
23 April 2014 | 12 replies

Hello everyone.

My name is Angel, I am 34 years old and new to BP and pretty much everything RE. I just became a licensed agent a few months ago and have begun to work with my brother who has been in the busi...

Chris Stromdahl Carpeting in a rental?
15 October 2014 | 15 replies

I am trying to stay away from buying properties with carpeting.Does that make sense?I will take it into account if the deal is good, but my mind set is that carpet will cost me money every time the unit is turned over...

Edita D. Garbage disposal - necessity or nuisance that keeps breaking down?
26 September 2018 | 34 replies

Hey guys!I reviewed PM's statement and found 185$ charge for fixing a garbage disposal. Is garbage disposal something that will benefit the landlord in the long run (i.e. prevention of clogged pipes), or should we WIT...

Eric Kahn Gale 2-Flat: Replacing Galvanized Pipe with Copper
8 May 2024 | 33 replies

I've owned a two-flat in Albany Park for about a year now. We've replaced the roof (18.5K, it was never torn off in 100 years) and redid kitchens and bathrooms. We're planning to replace our galvanized pipe with coppe...

Timothy W. The Joke Thread
30 March 2010 | 37 replies

There needs to be a lightening up here...so I'll start it. Any political jokes will result in a beerboarding - and not with good beer, we're talking Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Got this one today from a realtor:

One Sunday,...

Brie Schmidt WWYD: 5 year commercial at 5% or a 30 year fixed at 7.25%?
10 March 2016 | 37 replies

I am not a economic expert or do I really follow market trends, so I would like advice from people smarter than me on this topic like @Ben Leybovich and @seanWe have pretty standard commercial financing on 1/2 our por...

Erica France Holiday gift ideas for tenants
20 December 2017 | 51 replies

For those of you who practice holiday gift-giving to tenants, what ideas do you have for a gift? To start:Gift card to a neighborhood restaurant or coffee shopA book (about what?)Gift card to an airline (e.g. my tenan...

Steve R. Purchasing cheap properties with unfixable issues for cash flow
14 June 2016 | 25 replies

Hi BP! I have been going back and forth over this issue.I am currently looking at a 3/2 SFR in a decent neighborhood that that I can pick up very cheap but it has sloping floors. It sits on post and piers with a crawl...

John Moorhouse What did you all do before you started investing?
10 May 2019 | 41 replies

What did you all do before you started investing? What jobs did you have so you could raise the funds for a downpayment and such. I am 15, i want to own rental properties and am wondering what i could do to raise the ...