Robin Grimes
Fiberglass blows and Cellulose sucks.
It’s 105 degrees and dry, dry, dry in Houston, Texas. One of my tenants called to say the A/C was not keeping up. It was 81 degrees in the house with the A/C running 24/7. This is an older home built in 78’ so th...
Heath Jones
Lesson # 2 from first year of self-managing our 20 rental units
Lesson #2 - Always, always, always get three bids!!The next thing we learned is how tough it was to find good help. Contractors apparently are notoriously unreliable and even when we had one sign a contract to do the ...
Account Closed
I was quoted $16,000 to replace a rotting structural supprt beam
I am looking to purchase a duplex in Chicago with a built out basement, but the inspector was able to access the main support beam and found it was rotten or termite infested. It is a 30 foot support beam. I got a quo...
Paul Fagot
The Carr Fire Northern California
Hello BP, we have a devastating fire happening in my home town here in Northern California. Some of you may have seen it on the news or social media but this fire is awful taking lives and people's property. 500 struc...
Ade Amoo
Could anyone refer a PM in Erie, PA?
My Property Manager just raised her rate abruptly and coming up with terms that weren’t agreed upon initially. I would appreciate if anyone could refer a PM in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Jason R.
Getting the ball rolling in Snohomish, WA (NE of Seattle)
Hello BP community!I'm Jason. I'm in my late 30's, married with a baby. We live in a home with a detached mother-in-law rental. I've enjoyed being a micro-landlord and the rental income has allowed us to live nearly m...
Account Closed
Managing people is a tough gig
I passionately believe that managing people is the hardest job in the world. I can design and implement all the systems and processes I want but eventually it is going to come down to someone implementing them. I have...
William S.
Real Estate Investing job with base pay and comission?
Are there any real estate investor jobs that are not 100% commission? Any jobs with a base pay + commission?
Joel Cruz
FHA loan advice - Did I just loose an opportunity?
Hello BP Family,
I am new to whole real estate investing arena, and just recently decided I wanted to take this seriously.
So I decided that the best way for me to start would be to house hack my way into owning my ...
Mike M.
dealing with contractors
Looking for advice on how to deal with my handyman/contractor. He is good at bringing me inside info on deals in my market. He is doing this in hopes that I will have him do the rehabs. Problem has been the quality ...