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Chris McDaniel Smoke and nicotine stains
24 November 2017 | 13 replies

Hi all,
Okay, so I just took position of a property and the previous owners smoked inside for years. Everything is yellow. I’ve gutted the house and painted two coats of kilz, the house still smells really bad. It’s b...

Account Closed How to remove smell and bugs from unit?
19 January 2016 | 10 replies

One of the units I recently closed on is in need of some touch up work.  It is now vacant, but the previous tenants lived there for over a decade and had no concept of personal hygiene.  I don't think they ever bother...

Jimmy Martz How often should you(or a PM company) inspect a rental?
20 July 2017 | 13 replies

Hello BP!I want to know how landlords or property managers structure routine inspections of their properties.  I want to be a good landlord for my tenants and I want to protect my investments but I feel like my curren...

Joshua Durrin Marketing is Expensive!
15 September 2015 | 28 replies

Holy crap! Marketing is expensive! I went to listsource.com to build my list and had 10,000 people or so on it. I filtered the duplicates and only had names where the mailing and property addresses were whole. Further...

Ed S. Working with my first Buyer/ Friend any advice?
17 November 2015 | 13 replies

     A Friend of mine (who's an investor) gave me a call and offered me the job of being his agent. He's not in the same state (he's in SoCal I'm in Florida) but we are able to communicate effectively. Since this is m...

Eddie Werner Prospective tenant states they only smoke outside
22 December 2014 | 14 replies

I have a non smoking property and prospective tenant states they only smoke outside. Curious how others handle this. I was thinking about adding to the lease that they forfeit SD and will need to pay for any smoke r...

Jason Turo Internet Marketing - Pay Per Click - Google ads
10 April 2018 | 4 replies

What's the best approach to take with Pay Per Click google ad marketing for seller leads (learn it yourself, VA, consultant, etc)?  Any recommendations on who might have a productive google ad words service?What have ...

Martin Potokar Property Condition Assessment (PCA) Pays Huge Dividends & More...
2 April 2020 | 0 replies

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The post you are about to read is based upon a factual account of a property condition assessment (PCA) recently completed for a commercial real estate property consisting of a multi-tenant industrial office ...

Steve T. The Smell of Success and total Grossness
27 November 2014 | 9 replies

I got a real deal a month ago, a 2/1 950 s/f cottage in a good area with a great lot. Although it was built in the 50's, the previous owner had totally rehabbed it, from the studs out. I'm talking new siding, windows,...

Joey Harper Finding Motivated Sellers without Paying Big $ for Online List Sources
22 September 2015 | 11 replies

Hello,I'm new to biggerpockets and am a new real estate investor.  I'm very confident in the processes and systems I've learned in order to get where I want to be.  Though, I've hit an obstacle.  I need to find motiva...