Marian Smith
Anyone spray light texture over 1980's orange peel?
Anyone ever use one of those hopper guns that you attach to a compressor to lightly retexture over old orange peel ( light small blobs)? The texture isn't bad enough to skim coat, the whole house. I want to textu...
Rao V.
List a property as FSBO
Hi,I want to list my property as FSBO. What are some of the best sites. This is a multi use property so I will keep the price high to check the interest from investors. So a site that allows a listing for unlimited ti...
Elizabeth Guarnieri
Property Management Fees--from % to a flat fee per unit?
Hi--just learned that my property manager has completely changed its fee structure. Instead of a percentage based on rental income it's gone to a flat fee per unit. If I owned more expensive properties, this would b...
Sam Leon
Before you clean off an old flat roof...
Well I think I kind of hit the jackpot...One month into a new rental purchase, I have to bite the bullet for a new roof, a subterranean termite treatment and a drywood termite fumigation.Property has a flat roof, trad...
James LaFarr
Reserves for Repairs
For repairs, do you use a percent of gross rent or do you use a flat number, like say $100 per unit? To me, it seems to make more sense to use a flat number since repairs don’t seem like they’d cost more in a 1000 sqf...
Ernesto Maturrano
Cash Out Refinance on Owner Occupied 2-flat in Chicago
Hi All,I was hoping someone in the BP community knows about any portfolio mortgage programs that offers a 80% LTV cash out refinance on an owner-occupied 2-flat building in Chicago. Here's the situation: I bought th...
Michael Willis
Solar on Rental Apt Building?
Hi all, so heres an interesting question. Why would I as the landlord install solar on my multifamily rental property? Is there a strategy I haven't seized on where I would be paid back for the solar energy that I ge...
Denise Carringer
Owner financing payment tracking app?
Hello! Working on an owner finance deal and I'm curious what technology you use to keep track of payments and amortization schedules.
K S.
Request buyers agent dual agency?
I'm not interested in a real estate agent and the longchain of communication. I'd prefer to just have the buyers agent in a dual agency. Is there a way I can list my property without a license or FSBO? I know I can li...
Nilusha Jayasinghe
Are we paying too much for a house hack?
Hey all. My husband and are under contract on a great 2 flat with illegal basement unit off of Logan Blvd in a desirable location in Logan Square with a lot of rental demand. We got it for $635k, thinking we'd be able...