Aaron Linden
Smart Home Upgrades for Rental
I have a rental that is available near a college (typically students occupy this). I am wondering what people think of the value of 'smart upgrades'. Has anyone done any testing or research on doing some smart home up...
Zac P.
Should I convert to baseboard heating?
I have a duplex that has two really old gas furnaces that are about to die on me. Instead of dropping $6000 on two new ones, I have contemplated replacing the heating with baseboard electric heat throughout. This plac...
Julio Gonzalez
Example of Cost Seg Study on Self Storage Facility
Without a Cost Segregation Study, this $8.2 Million Self Storage in Stuart, Florida purchased in 2021 would have generated first-year depreciation of approximately $210,200. By applying a Cost Segregation Study, the p...
Joel Phillips
To upgrade A/C unit and furnace or not?
beginning my first rehab house (about 2000 sq ft house, 2 story on a slab)
I walked through the inspection and took tons of notes. I have my list of projects and a budget. My question is this:
The A/C...
Thomas D.
I have money for Self Storage - What state to buy in?
I've decided to get us out of residential property. Its just not going to get us where we want to be in the next 10 years. We have about 600-700k ready in cash for a storage unit facility and would consider buying any...
Bill Bell
Hard Hit Maintenance Expense Year!
Two houses, two new HAVC systems - checkone house, new roof - checkone apt: drywall, bathroom remodel, and other $1k+ "refresh" efforts - checkEven though the monthly cash flow is fairly strong over monthly costs (mo...
Andrew M.
AirBnB - Excessive AC use
Anyone have suggestions for strategies that could help elevate excessive AC use at a vacation rental?Aware of any split unit system that has a motion sensor accessory that would turn-off system when unit is vacant?We’...
Iman Yu
VA (virtual assistance) resource recommendation
Has anyone used a good VA resource provider recently?We have 2 needs right now. One is to cold call a list of purchased leads with a given script. The idea is to have the VA do the first round of calling, document the...
Chris T.
simplisafe - security for flips? has anyone used it?
Hello BP! 1 of my contractor just his tools stolen at a job site. Looking for options besides ADT. Looks like simplisafe is a good option. Anyone used it and any feedback? If not, what kind of security system do you u...
Rasheim Brooks
Where to focus my attention
I hear its not a good idea to look for properties in the "hood," is this true??