Adolfo Cuellar
Cutting Corners = Black Hole
Why hire professional landscapers when you can just do it yourself?We were two weekends deep into raking, macheteing and whacking the seller's HUGE backyard. With only about a week left till the house was set to hit t...
Nik S.
ConstructionProposal....Fair Price?!
Hi everyone!At one of my APT buildings, I have a 2nd story catwalk that needs replaced. The previous owner used NON-Pressure treated plywood and laid some regular carpet down on top of it. Problem is the carpet above ...
Chris Young
Are my tenants high maintenance or am I crazy?
My tenants moved into my SFR built in 1923 in Pasadena, CA on January 1. In the lease it states they accept the property “as-is”, but so far in the first 10 days they’ve made complaints about:-Hot Water taking too lon...
Joe P.
Water in basement, about to move in a tenant
Hi all, I posted in another forum about the actual water in basement problem (appears to be water seeping in due to heavy rains, may call a basement waterproofer) but I have another immediate issue I need to figure ou...
Marco Grier
(HELP) Quicken Loans Did Not Get Lien Release From Previous Owner
I found out this week (when I was about to sell) that a home I financed with Quicken Loans 5 years still has the lien from the previous owner. QL paid the person before getting a release and left it up them to just ge...
Pranav Bhatia
Outdoor Stairs that will last -30 degrees
Hello folks,We recently bought our first duplex and we are obviously house hacking.A small problem though, we have an outdoor staircase which is very unstable and ready to break off anytime someone is on it.Question: ...
Carlos Garcia
Section 8 - no rent payments
Hello,We are new to RE investment and this summer we bought our first investment property in North Carolina (we live in WA). We got this via Roofstock and the house already had a Section 8 tenant.We closed in July and...
Bienes Raices
Bank delaying turning utilities on for inspection
The electric is on, but we are having a lot of trouble getting the bank to call and turn the water on for the inspection. The bank is very disorganized, and realtor has been trying for 2 weeks now to get them to do it...
Joe Matthews
“Wish I knew that before”
Starting in Real Estate next year...Is there something that you wish you knew earlier in your investing career? Trying to determine where to focus my attention learning more about a topic.
Eddie Werner
Furnace only works when filter is removed
A tenant informed me the property will not heat above 58 degrees. The furnace is on but nothing is happening. Initially we thought it was the thermostat but that checked out. The filter was dirty but not horrible. ...