Brian Ellis
Nice little surprise
Starting renovating my first rental property. It is a duplex located in a mostly single family neighborhood. One unit was vacant and very outdated (as you can see), and the other one was recently renovated by the sell...
Scott V.
Remote management of vacation rental - tips?
So my plan is to remotely manage a few vacation rentals I currently own. Trying to set them up to be as "hands off" as possible. I have local resources to help out if needed, but trying to minimize calling on them. I'...
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Tenant Claims He Smells Mold
I have a tenant has allergy problems. He moved in a week ago and immediately after moving in he complained about not being able to breathe because "the air ducts needed to be cleaned". After running the HVAC for a ...
Amir B.
I'm having trouble renting my SFH in the Cleveland area
Hello BPers,My SFH has been vacant for over two months now. My rent started out at $1500, and now it's at $1400. Any local experts or any experienced PMs please let me know what the issue is.https://www.zillow.com/myz...
Daria B.
Contractor Payment ($)
A potion of the agreed upon contract was not fulfilled. I expect there may be more before the work is finished.Contract states all flooring will be removed (ie carpet, padding, staples, tacks, linoleum) that is listed...
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Does Insulation Add Equity?
Hey BP. I am the owner of a 3 family building in the Greater Boston Area. I bought the building in June and will be looking to do a cash out refinance as soon as I can to extract the ~45k I put into it and dump it in...
Ted Kawabata
Detecting roaches at the CHECK OUT inspection
OK I don't see a post answering this questions, either on BP or on the web. Help!I'm checking out a tenant and he did an amazing job cleaning. The place looks GREAT in every way. But there is a big roach problem th...
Tavari Keel
Furnace vs Baseboard Heat? Central AC vs Window Units?
Hello,I currently have a 4plex in which I pay all heating and cooling costs, running about $300-350/mo by itself (two furnaces and two ACs). I'm thinking about converting to electric baseboard heaters and window ACs t...
Nate S.
What ideas rehabbing this laundry room? found some mold.
I just sold off the old washer/dryer, then found some mold on the bottom of the dry wall. I'm going to be cutting out the dry wall but don't want this to be repeated either. I'm going to be renting this house in the n...
Mary R.
Replacing windows
As part of my thinking re selling my house, I wonder about window replacement.
I have a 3 bay window in the dining area, one kitchen window, and the large living room window that have condensation between the panes. T...