Shay Reynolds
Austin- Outside The Box
I am interested in talking with someone who has experience, knowledge or ideas on an unique situation. I currently own a 1,500' house in a great area of Austin that land values are skyrocketing. The particular lot is ...
Pat McGinnis
Right Thing to do for tenants when the air conditioning is out
I have a unit where the air conditioning is out and it is extremely hot. Parts required and it will be a week to get fixed. May be a silly question and I'm a new landlord and was wondering what if anything I should do...
Cory St. Esprit
3rd Floor Egress Options
Our city code requires a method of egress for 3rd Floor units. There's not currently one in place. Does anyone have any good options that are safe and won't break the bank? Something similar to the attached. I can fin...
Ted Kawabata
Detecting roaches at the CHECK OUT inspection
OK I don't see a post answering this questions, either on BP or on the web. Help!I'm checking out a tenant and he did an amazing job cleaning. The place looks GREAT in every way. But there is a big roach problem th...
Oscar Macal
Realtor not selling home. Lease Option a better solution?
Hey guys,
Yet another question for you all. :D
I've been doing a lot of driving around for deals in my area of Texas for a Lease Option on my spare time and what I'm noticing is, I see a lot of properties with Rea...
Peter Vazquez
Should I get a job again?
About a little over a year and a half ago I quit my job that was paying me 70k a year because my dad and uncle were flipping houses and running a remodeling business and told me they would show me the ropes. After a y...
Grace Donahue
LLCs and Utility Payment
Hey guys,My dad and I were wondering what we should do when it comes to LLC's and Utility payments. Should we have a one LLC to one property ratio or would it be better to have multiple properties under a few LLC's? A...
Mike M.
Prior Tenant Documentation Retention Period
I'm on my second set of tenants in my first two properties. I have the prior tenants' application, lease, DL's, paystubs, etc... What is everyone's experience with needing to hold on to this information? I can see ...
Jon Robinson
Hanging a swing from I joist
I have a property that is built with I joist as the structural floors. There is a cathedral ceiling in the living room which sits off the kitchen and I want to hang a Jhula swing from the joist that span the section b...
Nick Miller
Fence Replacement and Painting
Hi BP. I have a 3/2 rental in Mobile, AL rented for $855/month and am looking for options for getting the fence repaired or possibly replaced after storm damage. Existing fence is white picket at the front, and 4’ pri...