Scott MacDonald
Roach infestation on new purchase
I have bought some pretty nasty places as part of my BRRRR strategy but I just closed on a duplex that has possibly the worst roach infestation I have came across. The thing that blows my mind a family with 4 children...
Chris Chappell
Rental Property Insurance on Townhome
I'm new to REI and I'm considering buying my first actual rental property. The property I'm considering is a townhome that has an HOA. On the MPLS it says the HOA covers Blanket Insurance as well as a few other thin...
Zachary Inman
Crypto and Real Estate
Large crypto lender Celsius filed for bankruptcy. This is huge news and a major blow to crypto. All investors, real estate or otherwise, of any experience level have something to learn from this.A massive crypto inves...
Henry Clark
Banker called and Gave Update
Out tearing fence down on 2 acres we bought at an auction. One of our bankers called to say hi. See how our projects are going. If we had any more deals we needed funding. Asked him about bank financial safety. Sa...
Tyler Todhunter
High humidity in rental home
Hi everyone, I have a problem and I'm hoping someone can help me identify a solution. I have a single family rental home and the renters have been complaining about the walls being wet and causing a mildew/mold probl...
Zach Schwarzmiller
What do I need to do to PREP for RE-TEXTURING of indoor walls?
Finally took back my unit through the abandonment process! Now my walls are nice and messed up and I need to get someone in there to re-texture. I found a handyman on Craigslist I am going to meet with tonight and see...
Stuart Alexander
Soundproofing between units?
Hey everyone, currently living in a house-hack (over/under - we live in the upper unit). Original plan was to move on after a year, but we really like the area. Problem is, it's a wood frame construction, and the nois...
Lloyd Stein
How do you estimate utilities?
So I've built this excel document that does rough calculations of 2% test, Cap Rate and CoCROI and while I'm pulling most of the numbers from sources I can find (realizing they are not exact, but in the ballpark), the...
Henry Kaldenbaugh
Evaporative Coolers in the West
The hot season is coming and it's time to get the evaporative coolers (swamp coolers) ready for summer. Evaporative coolers function by sucking the hot dry air through filter pads of aspen or plastic mesh that are sa...
James Green
Stopping potential mold
My area had a HUGE rainfall this Tues, which resulted in water coming into about a 1/4 of the basement. The water sat for only a few hours before being noticed & it was immediately shop vac'ed out & a blow was...