Andrew Shippy
Naive tax rental question
This is the first year I have rented out my townhouse and have a question about filing and wanted others' thoughts. The home was purchased four years ago as a foreclosure and we made many capital improvements such as ...
Bill Florence
To Class D or not to Class D ?
I have to say the super cheap class D cash flow turnkeys I see companies marketing such as 2/1 30k homes with tenants and PM in place generating 15% ROI's are intriguing and even tempting. I know some investors go hea...
Chris Schorre
What % markup would a typical Austin general contractor charge?
Hi everyone, I have a project coming up that involves construction of a 1,400 sf addition in Central Austin. Nothing fancy, no special requirements. I am wondering if anyone has a sense for what percentage markup a GC...
Anna Watkins
Another question on FHA & service animal rules (with a twist)
I have a potential applicant with a big dog (a Husky) for a room in a student rental/shared house that I had intended to be a "no pets" rental. I'm told that the dog is a seizure service animal for the young man, who...
Mark Douglas
Too much Real Estate? What Else is There?
I'm just getting started in REI (one duplex, but planning on picking up more units soon!) and recently I was talking to a gentleman who is 49, who's been investing in RE since he was 20. We were talking about risk-to...
Elena Pech
My tenants want a dog - what do i need to consider and put in the lease?
My tenants, a nice young couple, want to get a dog. They've been a year in the apartment and everything is fine so far. They say that they both were raised with the dogs and are experienced. I have no experience with ...
Jon K.
Costs to fix 2nd floor shower leaking in downstairs?
I've been trying to save money, and even am getting a roommate.
Now I've got a 2nd floor shower leak, leaking downstairs onto tile kitchen.
It's a stall shower with plastic shower floor. Shower & pipes ~10 year...
Joe Jor
Blocked Hot Water Radiator Return Line
Howdy gang!I have a 100 year old house in NY. After draining the hot water radiator system over the summer to replace a number of values, I was able to represurize the system without leaks.Once the heat started being...
Cheryl C.
What are you invested in outside of REI?
Hello BP Nation,
I am trying to assess (re-assess) our investment holdings outside of RE. We are in our early 50's and I am quite awful at the stock market, etc. I wanted to ask what investment vehicles/allocations...
Matt Turner
Do these sound like good tenants? First Rental.
I have decided to go with a military family to move into my first rental property. Everything went good with the showing and also looks very good on paper. I have ran the TansUnion Smart Move checks on them and i rec...