Bartosz Rosol
First Duplex Kitchen Rehab Small Budget
Hi BP,I need your help. I recently bought a duplex (house hack) and I looking to touch up the upstairs kitchen before I post the unit for rent. While my ultimate goal is to replace the cabinets I am unable to do so ri...
Hope S.
Extreme water damage, mold, hoarders and the kitchen sink
Has anyone ever acquired a severely distressed property (long neglected water damage, structural damage, mold, hoarders (and cat poop)) and lived to tell about it? We are so shocked by the state of a recently acquir...
Sam Leon
60s bathroom refresh
I prefer older buildings when it comes with rental. They tend to have better bones and better quality construction...but I hate the bathrooms that comes in teal, pink, yellow, green, blue...I have nine bathrooms in ...
Jerryll Noorden
Double closing issues
Hello all.I am having a really hard time with my escrow company getting a double close done.They say that they need some release from the cash buyer giving them authority to let me use their money to "buy" the propert...
David Babayev
How long did it take you to become financially independent?
Hi! I'm fairly new to real estate investing and am learning as much as I can right now. I'm wondering what the timeline can look like to achieve financial independence. Is 3-5 years realistic, while holding down a 30-...
Donny Widjaja
Mold growing, who is responsible
Hi,My tenant just informed my yesterday there is mold growing on the bathroom wall next to the bathtub. From the picture that she sent to me, it seems like the mold has been there for a while. I contacted ServPro, a...
Hal Cranmer
4 plex with Bad Renters
I am looking to purchase a 4 plex for about $210000 that makes about $3800/month in rent with little fix up. The trouble is the neighbors say the place has some drug dealers in it and I'm pretty sure I will have to k...
David Emerson
Purchasing Property With Another Family Member
First time posting on the BP forums so please excuse the green behind my ears, but I appreciate any and all insight here!I'm looking to purchase a first residence in the Providence, RI area for house hacking purposes....
James Austin
Another newbie qurestion from Michigan
This is a general knowledge question, I found a place, yes it is available so no hard feelings ;) https://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/reb/5287426688.html .Now I may catch flack for this but I am learning and really am lo...
Tim Wilson
Multiple good choices - How do you choose your tenant?
Hey all!Let me tell you, it has been a whirlwind of a week. In an attempt to keep it a bit shorter than a book, we semi recently closed on a townhome in N Metro T2 suburb of Minneapolis. We had it basically rented wit...