David Schwartz
Don't Flush: 3 Ways to Your Profits From Going Down the Drain
As it relates to residential water usage, it’s better to save more by flushing less.Case in point: Demand has wiped out the low-flush toilet supply in Boulder County, Colorado, the nonprofit Center for ReSource Conser...
Kevin Janssen
New Purchase with a Tenant
I'll be closing on my first duplex in about a month and will be inheriting a tenant on the second floor in which I will be occupying the first floor. Currently the tenant is on a month to month lease and getting a br...
Shannon Wang
Handling frequent repair requests- low shower water pressure
Hi BiggerPockets community,Need some advice on this situation and appreciate your feedback!Tenant has been great for the past 5 months, paying rent on time and not contacted us for repairs at all.In the past month, th...
Luis Avila
First wholesale deal analysis. Is this a good deal? Houston, TX
Hello BP! My name is Luis and I recently began my venture into wholesaling here in Texas.After doing all my due diligence about wholesaling in Texas (learning the rules of disclosure, assignment and using the correct ...
Ben Nantell
Sewer Back Up Again After Major Repair
Hey BP world - just thought I’d post this as I have been laying awake stressing about the issue all morning. So in December after having my property for two months I had sewage backup in the downstairs tenants shower...
Chad Clanton
Flipping a home after living there for one year...legal/tax questions
Hello again everyone, and thanks in advance for putting up with all the newb questions! My wife and I moved into a 2007-built home in a newish (post-2000) subdivision about this time last year with the intent of stayi...
Edita D.
Tenant submits a LONG maintenance request list right after moving in.
Hey guys!We have a 3-bedroom house in Fort Worth, TX area that we just got move-in ready.The new tenant moved in (he's an OWNER in another state, relocates to TX for several years for work, has a dog: german shepherd)...
Stephen E.
Smokers, outdoors/indoors, declared and otherwise
I am stunned at the number of smokers that are out there in the rental pool. Right now out of seven units I have four smokers, all of which claim to be 'outdoors' smokers, two of which I discovered subsequent to leasi...
James Wise
What is the easiest deal you have ever done???
So today the other co-founder of Holton-Wise (my business partner John Holton) closed on his new personal home today. This was by far one of the easiest deals I have ever been a part of.Fellow Realtors & Investors...
Carini Rochester
Refrigerator recommendation please
My refrigerators seem to fail in 6 or 7 years. I don't want to waste money on a repair bill that could simply go toward a new fridge. Any recommendation on a fridge for rental units with reasonable cost, and longevity...