Kevin Castaneda
1920s Rehab - Remove or Keep Planking Under Drywall
Hey BP friends,I'm rehabbing a 1920s house in San Antonio, Texas, that has shiplap planking covered by vinyl siding on the exterior and shiplap covered by drywall on the interior walls and ceiling.My family and I are ...
Jeff Lee
DIY Drywall Texture Question
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OIBgwOJAkB4aiK2o...The link goes to a handful of photos of my bathroom. My goal is to use apply texture using joint compound, then use a paint+primer to finish.The question is, what d...
Henry Clark
Belize Teak Plantation
Actually started this venture about 3 years ago. I might get some activities out of time sequence. Sit back and grab some popcorn.I will chop this up into smaller segments, so each one isn't too long of a read and h...
Jill F.
A Written Late Rent Policy
Does anyone have a written late policy that they use? How has it worked?I don't always want to "quit or pay" on the fourth day of the month. I do want a policy that will:provide me with a consistent action planencour...
Garrett Gruss
How many beds per room?
All,
Ive got 2 bedrooms, each 12'x15.5'. Currently I have a queen in each, but there is room to double up with 2 queens per room. Should I add more beds, or would guest feel like I'm cramming them in like sardines?
Bradley Levy
Adding a Basement Unit - Costs and ROI?
Good Morning,My partner and I own a brick two-flat (duplex is the term used everywhere else -- or so I'm told) in Chicago that we currently occupy. We have a full dry basement that is 50% below ground and as such has...
Jobin Cherian
Duplex in the studs but location is in flood zone
hey everyone, I have a duplex that we bought about a year ago from a friend of ours. It went original owner>wholesaler>wholesaler friend>to us. We typically trust our friend since they have over 500 propertie...
Account Closed
Warning - Snow Melt coming
Winter is here, and where I am at in Chicago, we have had our 3rd Snowiest winter and 6th coldest since they have been keeping records in 1871. Today we may get to FREEZING (32 degrees). We have ice mounds and fee...
Bienes Raices
Are stackable washer/dryers any good?
I am considering providing a stackable W/D set in the rental (due to space considerations), instead of two separate units side by side on the floor.
Years ago in an apartment I had a stackable W/D and the dryer took ...
Mike Bryant
Snow and ice removal
hey BP forum!!! I am wondering what the property managers out there do in the winter wonderland we are entering into. We own a 4plex and are experiencing some icy conditions, do you all provide ice melt? At what sn...