Justin W
Buying a house / condo by 30!!
So I'm 25 now, and I have a very serious girlfriend who, in the next year or two, may become my fiancee, and I want to make sure that we're both taken care of. My income is about $35.5K per year. (She makes about 42K ...
Stephen Spradley
How should I attack this wall?
Hey BP, I’m about to find myself with a lot of free time and thought it would be a good idea to knock out one of the projects in a home I recently purchased. We are tearing these wooden boards off from the bottom half...
Jessica S.
First Flip (with before and after pics)
After successfully rehabbing two high-end SFR rentals, my husband and I decided to do our first flip this summer. We weren't really sure we wanted to do it because we'd put ourselves under a lot of stress on the f...
Jeff Schemmel
Attic furnace - Is there something I can do here?
I have an up/down duplex in St. Paul, the upper unit's furnace is in the attic, and blows air down through the ceiling. It's tucked under the corner of the south side of my roof as you can see in the photo. This is ...
Joe P.
Ready to pull the trigger - should I?
Hi all, found a property I'm close to ready to moving on. Seller and I are about 4k apart in purchase price but I'm using their selling price for number eval:Neighborhood: C+/B-, I would live here if I needed to. Its ...
Quynh-Chi Nguyen
How much would you deduct from Security Deposit
Not sure what happen but it seems like the tenant took the cover or the screen on the security system. It's not even in use. Can I deduct it from the security deposit? And how much? First time dealing with it.ThanksChi
Sachin Acharya
Excel Solutions for Free
Hey guysI am new to real estate investing and I am learning a lot from this community. One way of giving back is to offer you guys what I do best -- ExcelYou can call me an Excel nerd. I do Excel programming, create t...
Daniel Mills
How do I secure the basement windows?
I am currently rehabbing a row home in Reading, PA. The first floor is on street level at the front, but there is a walk out basement with three windows in the back. All three basement windows were covered with v...
Glenn Tracy
Is filing a lien necessary
Hi guys! Ok, so here's the situation....I'm a newbie RE Investor and had plans of going into business with a friend who I've known for over 20 years. This guy has been in the RE business for the past 20 plus years a...
Daniel Kurkowski
Are We Acting Responsibly?
Hello everyone,As the multifamily values in my market continue their radical ascent I am starting to think more about some of the consequences for real estate agents and their investor clients.I focus primarily on com...