Joe Pitrolo
Peaceful Eviction/ deposit ?
Sept 09 signed a one year lease with renter and unemployed boyfriend. He was hanging out with another renter of mine nearby. This guy stole some checks from them, about $100. I got rid of the thief, but they have give...
Art Maydan
Insulate Attic in House Hack?
The duplex I’m house hacking has an uninsulated attic. It would cost me about $800 to do it myself. And the attic studs are non-standard distances apart, so I’m not even sure I could do it properly myself. I’m going t...
Liliana Allison
Preparing to close on apartment complex
Hi BP,I am getting ready to close on my first 8 unit apt complex. I would love any and all advice as to what to do now in order to make this a seamless transition. For example, I've read many say they send a letter wi...
Joe Garvin
Closing on property tomorrow and discovered a leak
Hello BP Community,
Happy New Year to all! We are set to close on a condo tomorrow and already wired all the money to Title Company. We went to the unit yesterday to measure a few things and found a leak which appears...
Cal Ewing
Preventing Contractors from stealing from you
Hi Rehabbers and Builders.We recently had a plumber who disappeared into thin air along with the $1000 installment we had paid him. This was a fellow who was chosen by our GC to do the work. We paid him the first inst...
Matt Hendrickson
COVID19 - Is it considered Force Majeure?
I have a few rentals in college towns. As everyone knows, colleges have been closed due to COVID19. I have college tenants who are wanting out of their contract due to counting the Coronavirus as an “act of God” (ther...
Kwame Darko
When to turn flip into a rental
How long would you typically wait for a flip to sell before deciding to potentially refinance and keep it as a rental. Listed a flip in early December and although it has received some attention (atleast 1 showing a w...
Kim Bayless
Dog urine soaked subfloor
I bought an REO townhome that I just started work on. Obviously they never bothered to walk their dogs. I pulled out the old carpet and pad, which were still wet, and found that the subfloor is soaked as well.I read...
Juan Correia
Smokers on non-smoke vacation rental
We have just finished rehabbing an apartment, electrical wiring, plumbing, paint, furniture, everything new.The FIRST vacation rental (Airbnb) host the we received just left and it smelled tobacco like crazy.We made i...
Kevin Andrews
Long term rental vs. Airbnb
Currently renovating an up and down duplex in Denver. Going to do a little house hacking and rent out the bottom unit (1/1). Given the current rental market, trying to weigh my options between a long term rental vs....