Sean Wilt
Lower rent higher cleaning fee or higher rent lower cleaning fee?
Question. I'm thinking higher daily rent with a lower cleaning fee is best? Say $400/night as an example with $150 cleaning fee which would be the going rate in my area so cleaning fee would essentially be a pass th...
Magda Lipinska
New investor in Austin
Hi guys! I’m a new investor, and I’m planning to start with house hacking. I’m open to both, short or long-term, in Austin or the surrounding areas (mostly considering San Marcos).
I’m doing my research/analyzing de...
Christopher Haile
I need your help with VA IRRRL Lenders!
Hello BP! I'm a long time lurker, first time poster. I currently have a VA loan on my primary residence at 3.75%. After getting several advertisements in the mail to refinance the loan with a VA IRRRL I decided to sta...
Michinori Kaneko
Need some info on Group Home (potentially looking in Indiana)
Hi,Does anyone have experience with converting (or rather renting out) their SFH as a group home? I have a SFH i'm looking at, and looking at different investment option for it. It's a good investment just as a SFH, ...
Brandon Turner
How Much Do You Improve Your Rentals?
I'm working on a blog post for the BiggerPockets Blog and I'm curious:
How nice do you make your rentals before putting a tenant in?
Specifically, I'm writing about turning a primary residence into a rental, but t...
Morgan Gruelle
how do you track expenses you pay cash for?
I am wondering how I can account for cash expenses. I have a rental property that I did not have time to paint so I paid a friend cash to paint the rooms over the coarse of a few days. I am wondering how can I track t...
Stanley Ezeadi
Completed Deal Diaries: House-Hacking in Houston TX $900 cashflow
Hey guys, it feels like it was just yesterday that I made my newbie intro on BP. Last month I gave the keys (keypad code) away to the Master Bedroom of my first House Hack and preparing for my next move which closed a...
Catherine McElwain
Talk to me about renting to college students
I'm looking for pros/cons of rental to college students. We have one rental already for college students, and my daughter lives in one room. It's a 4 bed/3 bath, and we rent out the other 3 bedrooms (by the room). ...
Teresa Johnson
Do you give gifts to your tenants?
Hi y'all,I'm a new landlord in Austin, TX. I am prepping for the holidays and was wondering if y'all give presents or gift cards to your tenants for holidays (and other events), and whether you use a service to manag...
Account Closed
Landlords/Property Managers - What is a reasonable time frame to schedule regular inspections on an occupied rental?
After spending money fixing up a property, I obviously want to make sure the tenants occupying it are not damaging or tearing anything up....whether accidentally or deliberately......or worse still, using my property ...