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I'm thinking about surveying my tenants and wondering if anyone has done this? Good/bad idea? Tips or tricks? The situation: I've got 3 seperate single family units that are managed by a property manager so my int...
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Closing on my second commercial building soon. Its a 2 level 8000 sq ft office building (exterior pics attached). The location is right near freeway with 2 large car dealerships on either side of me. The building is d...
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What level of quality should we aim for in a large renovation for a long-term STR (Tri-Plex)?We purchased a triplex in a growing mountain town (Stowe, VT), with 3, 2, and 1 bd units. The house itself needs major updat...
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Hi,
Do I have an option to ask the builder to remedie water damage issue? This past week there was a heavy rain storm and the front yard and back porch area got alot of water and caused water to penetrate the walls a...
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How much should we know about the physical aspect to real estate such as the structure, carpeting, walls, plumbing, style, etc. before investing? And how do we know about how to improve real estate (rehabbing) if we d...
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My brother and I inherited some rental properties in Los Angeles and we are very fortunate with what our dad did. All the rental properties are paid for. No mortgages but most of the properties are fairly old. Anyway,...
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Hello BP,I purchased a house Oklahoma City in April that I stumbled upon on craigslist. Purchase price was 43K and I spent 28K on a complete rehab (See pics below). This was supposed to be my first flip...but after th...
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Demand for houses continues to skyrocket, according to a report from Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman. Seasonally adjusted demand for houses during the week of June 1 through June 7 was 25% above pre-pandemic levels. Kelman sa...
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what is land and improvement assessment real estate?I just got an MLS list of a couple properties from my realtor, but there are a couple of things that I don't understand, for example, LAND ASSESSMENT AND PROPERTY AS...
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Don't over-improve rental property. To keep your cash flow at optimal levels, don't spend too much on upgrades for a rental property that will likely need maintenance and repairs during turnovers anyway.