Jim Hamrick
Planning...getting the house ready to rent ?'s
I'm about 6 months out from having my house ready to rent. I live right next door and will be repainting, replacing flooring and doing some minor modifications.
My home will be a short term min 2 night stay max 1 mo...
Matt I.
long distance Short Term Rental -slow start, setting expectations
I purchased a long distance short term rental from a 'turnkey' provider back in December 2021. I went through the purchase process 100% remote, and my property manager has been doing the set up and staging. After bein...
Ron Brady
Remote Appraisals of Homes Could Reduce Racial Bias
In today's New York Times: Remote Appraisals of Homes Could Reduce Racial Bias - The New York Times (nytimes.com)My initial take is that this is a sound move by Fannie and Freddie to address a real issue. If it helps...
Virgil Dove
Just starting out, found a deal I couldnt refuse!
All,
I am brand new to investing in real estate besides having already invested in my own home.
About a week ago, I was looking to buy some extra land near my home and prices for an acre of land was ast...
Jackie Patterson
What do you want to do in retirement?
What do you want to do in retirement? This isn't about when you retire, or what you need to retire, but what you want to do. Once you decide what you want to do, then goals can be set to get you there.
We live in...
Kristine Groemping
How Much to Invest in Landscaping for Rental Property?
We bought a short sale back in Oct 2019 and have been doing the renovation on it since. Unfortunately, we had our first terrible contractor experience and have to hire a new one to both redo and finish the work. M...
Harrison Jones
PM & Landlords, What's your craziest experience you have had?
What's your craziest experience you have had? I have heard a number of horror stories with tenants. What's been yours?
Andrew S.
Has anyone successfully evicted a groundhog (woodchuck)? How?
I have been battling a groundhog in the backyard of one of my rental properties for quite some time now and I'm running out of things to try (very persistent groundhog...). The fellow lives in a fairly overgrown buff...
Michael Noto
How Would You Improve the Outside of this House?
@Bill Labrecque and I are closing on a SFR flip towards the end of June and are in the process now of fine tuning our rehab budget for the project.The outside of the house itself and the landscaping is actually very...
Adam Craig
Help me dress up the front of this house.
Getting ready to list one of my long time rentals. Please give some tips on freshening up the front without going crazy on the budget. Here is what I am thinking but thoughts appreciated...Replace flower post near fro...