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Picked up a four-plex for my first hold. It's pretty rough, C neighborhood at best. Two lower units wrecked, one vacant one occupied. Two upper units are perfect with great tenants.
So, tenants in unit 1 are selling...
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Looking into ground up development for single story climate control self storage facilities in my market and looking for some general guidance on design & cost rule of thumbs - any help would be greatly appreciate...
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BP,
Well next week will be officially 7 months in the trenches real estate and I will officially be at 27 units.
2 six units
1 five unit
1 four unit
1 three unit
1 duplex
1 single family only thing not bought this y...
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Hello guys my name is Yosleys Boffill. I have been flipping houses for a year or so in the Midwest specially in Lousiville,KY. I was doing fine until I decided to go for a more expensive neighborhood and price range. ...
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Ok, so my sister has "put a bug in my ear" to consider starting my own mobile home park. She got the idea because she's actually living in a mobile home park temporarily while saving up a down payment for a home. The ...
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I'd like to know what is your biggest pain point about getting applicant's previous landlord references or giving references?1. Landlords don't respond back to your request for landlord reference. Either you can't get...
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Hello BP family!So I am a newer Investor/Landlord (since 2014). My question to fellow investors and landlords is how do you charge your late fee structure on your lease agreement, and how much do you charge? My state ...
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How do you guys keep all your keys organized? I don't have that many units yet, but already all these keys are a hassle. On a similar topic, what do you do about changing locks? Is there a good landlord lockset that i...
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I have tenants that pay the last day of the grace period after normal business hours around 8pm. What should I do? I'm pretty fed up with this particular set of tenants not only are they personally inconsiderate sho...
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Just got my first deal. Now we are ready to renovate. Is it customary to pay contractors anything up front? Most bids came in asking for 50% up front and 50% upon completion.