Jesse Kindra
Refinishing Countertops in Rental
Hi BP friends,I'm working on updating a new rental property with new paint, carpets, etc. I'm also considering updating the countertops as they are extremely outdated - I'll just say a very strong blue color. Has anyo...
Marcus Auerbach
The cost of being cheap on rental properties - share your story!
It's an interesting experience to work on a property you rehabed a long time ago - some of my first rental properties are now long enough in service that I have to start making some repairs. And I am shocked with some...
Ho Eun Park
Investors that self manage: becoming a handyman yourself...how?
Hello,Kind of an odd question. I have a dilemma where my current property manager may retire in ~5years. I mean that's still awhile but I am the type of person that likes to think many years ahead. I recently graduate...
Josh Ridener
Best way to handle building materials for rehabs?
Hope everyone is well. I wanted to start by saying thank you so much for everyones help and your contributions to BiggerPockets! My name is Josh Ridener and I am flipping houses in the Los Angeles area. BiggerPocket...
Matt T.
Somerville, Massachusetts: Questions about Section 8
I am under agreement on a property in which we will inherit a section 8 tenant. She lives in the smaller of 2 units and is interested in moving to the larger one when her lease expires because her voucher has increase...
Nick Miller
What do you do to minimize tenant turnover?
When buying a property I always calculate 10-15% for delinquency and vacancies. With my portfolio this is a conservative average however I have a fourplex with small one bedroom units that seems to take a long tim...
Brit Foshee
My first six figure flip .....Hopefully. With Before and Afters
I will use this forum post to document my journey to my first six figure flip....Hopefully. I will post before, afters, info on how I acquired, why acquired, and the process in general. At this stage in time the home...
Chen Zhou
My second ADU project in the Bay Area (why and how?)
Hi everyone,
I've got tremendous help and support from this forum in the past 3 years. To give back to this community, I thought I'd share information on the second ADU project I'm working on in Santa Clara. I posted...
Carly Peterman
Blind Bid - No Listing Price - Starts at $1 - Not a Foreclosure
The neighbors of some family of mine are selling a SFH, maybe worth around $400k if it was fixed up, but is in bad shape due to foundation issues. Currently getting bids off the engineer's report to estimate foundatio...
Ray Browne
What kind of cap rates are you looking for?
I'm currently working on development plans for two small office properties, one in Annapolis, MD and one in Washington, DC.
Cap rate on both , conservatively, would be approximately 7.2% ; that's at my sell p...