Rachel Kelly
First Investment will be Cash. Rent or Flip?
I am currently an on-site residential property manager and ready to make the switch to investing. As a novice just starting out, I need to build my team and am ready to go!Received a windfall. What makes more sense to...
James E.
Building your own home - what did you get right / miss
Hi BP!
My wife and I are making a move out to the burbs and buying a small SFR that will need a reasonably extensive rehab.
Rather than going through the entire rehab thought process with everyone, I wanted to ask:...
Haley London
Should I put an oven in my rental
I have no oven/stove in this rental, the current tenants are moving out today! Should I put in a gas oven/stove? I have been getting $1250 per month and am going to raise the rent to $1350. The current tenants were f...
Alex Fenske
June 2023 Housing Market Update (Chicagoland metro)
Hi everyone, here is the housing market update I publish for clients each month. As always, there are some interesting surprises! This is data for the Chicagoland metro area sourced from Midwest Real Estate Data LLC._...
Robert D.
air test - gas lines leaking
I have a 3br single family with no basement. The gas lines are leaking somewhere. I need to connect compressor and do the air pressure test. The furnace and water heater is connected. Where would be an ideal place to ...
Bienes Raices
Concerns about paint color
They just finished repainting the interior of the house. The old paint color was grey, and they told me it was technically "earth smoke or technically "earth smoke" and they would match it with that color. They recomm...
Jerry Sather
Asbestos and boiler removal advice
Hello all,
I am hoping someone has a referral and/or advice on getting a quote on removal of this old furnace/boiler as well as all the asbestos piping. What type of cost would you expect to put into...
Benjamin Sures
Rental unit wear and tear
Howdy BPer's,My wife and I just finished hosting our first tenants in our MTR. Really nice folks, however there was some very minor areas of abuse that we noticed; missing sheet, pen stain on the comforter. How nit ...
Shannon Phoenix
Turnkey REI in Chicago and Memphis recommendations
I'm highly interested in investing in Chicago, IL and Memphis, TN and looking into turnkey. Can anyone recommend any Turnkey REI or companies. Please leave recommendations.
Michael Cosgrove
Another sell vs rent question
My wife and I recently bought and moved into a new home. While ideally we would have sold our old home first, that really wasn't in the cards for us. We have currently listed our house at $125,000, which is probably j...