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I’m getting a bunch of interest in an apartment that I rent out, but 50%+ don’t meet my screening criteria. Do you include your screening criteria in your ad to cut down on potential renters who don’t meet the screeni...
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Happy Fourth to my fellow Real Estate Investors. I am a landlord here in Boston and own a 3 family. I have two common area stairwells with 2 Kidde Smoke Alarms in each (Model P4010ACS). They are hard wired fire alarms...
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Hi all,I just finished reading Brandon's book on rental property investing (Awesome book btw).I'm pretty new to this whole real estate investing thing and was wondering if anyone would be able to help answer a few que...
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Hello, My tenant is reporting a problem with the furnace heater. A technician from Bell Brothers identified a problem with the motor, it's basically stuck. He says replacing the motor would cost about $700-900 and it'...
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We took the plunge and through a 203K loan was able to buy our very first property. When we first visited (July 2023) the duplex, the previous owner told us that the tenants (older couple with one of them being a reti...
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Hello, I have an apartment building under contract and I have just toured the units. The unts are small - under 500 sq ft - but they are livable, but there is a glaring problem. The kitchen is fairly small, and the ...
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Ok so sadly, our neighbor passed away at the age of 90. We live in the center of town and double lots are very rare, her home is worth about $600,000 lot value and the structure is a home from the 40s worth nothing. A...
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I was talking with some friends and we started swapping stories. What's your worst? I'll go first. We had a GC on a duplex we were working on. I got a call from the neighbor that their was an ambulance on my job site....
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This is a great opportunity for Cleveland investors to get together and buy, swap and sell deals! We will be meeting on the Roof of the "9" Building in Cleveland at the new Azure bar. It begins at 630 pm till 9ish. ( ...
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I am making an offer on a home in Tx. Spoke to the Owner and he is definitely old school and wants to simply swap check for deed/title at the bank. Is this even close to normal? He's a much older gentlemen and obvious...