Douglas Skipworth
Nothing like a brush w/ death to put you on the straight & narrow
What is your fire plan for your rental house and your residence? You better have one.Tonight at 9:00, the motor in the clothes dryer at my personal residence in Memphis caught on fire. The kids and I were just finish...
Nathan Gesner
Would you keep this renter?
Tenant lives in a 2bed/1bath apartment. She was given two weeks to clean the place. She removed a lot of stuff, but this is the end result.She is very nice, pays like clockwork, communicates well, and never fusses. Wo...
Meghan McCallum
Lead Paint Certified Contractors
Tonight at our investor meeting we heard an ignored tale. One of that of the Federal and local regulations on rehabs have been around for 15 years and NO ONE has been applying them EXCEPT for the new trendy group that...
Shahbaz Qavi
1920 properties worth investing or not?
Hello all, I wanted to inquire about 1920 properties. I am looking at some single family homes in the Toledo area. The package consist of 11 properties with an attractive 13% cap rate. All properties are recently reno...
Account Closed
When to replace a Roof?
Ok so I am buying a property that will need a roof repalcement in the near future 6-12 months but who knows to be exact? I checked the attic out and there are no leaks or any signs of it potentially damaging other as...
Craig S.
Salting Multifamily Question
Hello BP Community,
I have always had a long debate what is the best strategy when it comes to salting multifamily properties/small apartment buildings. The more units under one roof, the more efficient the cost of s...
Nick Ferrari
Where to draw the line--managing tenants
I officially have a needy problem tenant and I would like all your advice on what you would do permanently.I have a class A-B townhome in a good neighborhood in the suburbs of Philadelphia. I just recently added a ne...
Chris Lawrence
Quarterly Rental Property Inspections
I currently have (3) rental properties and was wondering what other landlords do for quarterly inspections- if you do an informal walk around of the outside and inside of the property or if you have formal checklist t...
Grant Criptana
Liability concern on my rental unit
I hope someone can help me out here. I have a rental home that has an issue that concerns me from a liability standpoint.
It is a multi-level SFR. It is a tract home and so I would guess it is to code. The...
Michael M.
skinny hallway in possible purchase
Found a good 2 family where the numbers work nicely. Classic flip job with laminate floors, new coat of grey paint, etc. Only thing that is weird is that there is a hallway that measures only 30 inches across. It i...