Brandon Malone
Do you provide tenants with a physical key for smartlocks?
Hi All,I recently acquired a property that has a smartlock. I would like to avoid providing keys to the tenants and just have them setup and control the codes for access. Smartlocks are expensive, I hate to have to sw...
Katherine Roberts
Firewall in between multifamily units
I’m sure this is specific to my area, but we just got inspections done for a property we’re about to close on. The house was converted from single family to a duplex. They stripped it down to the studs and rebuilt it,...
Frank Maratta
Apartment turns in old multi family houses
I’ve done about 20 apartment turns to this date. I always seek a higher end product, it helps attracting new tenants and things like wiring, overhead lighting with switches, in each room, all new interior solid core s...
Pat Hamilton
Violations & License and Inspection
I own a property in Philadelphia which is managed by a professional management company. My tenant had not been paying rent for months due to maintenance issues. The property management company says that the tenant a...
Tom Nguyen
Traditional convention loan or HELOC
Hello BPWould you pay off for a house if you can then open Home Equity Line of credit on it to avoid paying interest when you not using but still have ability to access credit similar to cash ?or Would you do traditio...
Mary Grace Viterbo
Converting single family to two-family
Hi! I want to convert my garage and the bedroom above it into a rental unit. My garage is located in the back of my house, attached, but it doesn't have an access to the main house. Above is my Master's bedroom with a...
James Edwards
Converting from SFH to Duplex
Has anyone converted a SFH into a duplex? Looking for general tips and tricks. 4br 2 bath home. Much of the work has been done I believe, since the house was added on to previously and 1/2 of the house is served by a ...
Dave K.
Tax Credit for improvement for Disabled Access Credit 8826
Hello fellow BP forum,I recently had to make improvements to my commercial rental property due to ADA requirements on the property. We had handicap signs and access lines painted to "removed barriers for access". S...
Erin Newton
Using equity in your home to finance your first BRRRR
I am considering using the BRRRR method and financing the cycle by pulling from equity in my own home. I would love to know if anyone has done this, what is the best way to pull out the money (I.e. refinance, cash out...
Nick Brubaker
Anyone verify that the BP rental forms are legit in Georgia?
Hello folks in Georgia / Atlanta,The Bigger Pockets Book On Rental Property Investing provides access to a comprehensive list of 34 forms that would be useful to a landlord including things like a lease agreement, app...