Matthew Paul
Metal roof , so easy even a 13 year old can do it ....(almost)
Today the kid got out of school 2 hours early .Well he still got an education . No afternoon filled with video games , take your son to work day . I picked up materials on Monday , a 5 hour round trip to Lancaster Pa...
Dave Scott
Hi! New to the Bay Area - New to BP - Psyched to be part of this community!
Confession! This will be my first online community!I have never been a member of any other social media, forum, blog what-have-you.Part of it is that I just haven't had the time, but to be honest I never found a commu...
Ana Garcia
Advice on having insurance on your property
Hello BP community, After almost getting hit with a category 5 hurricane in South Florida, I wonder if it is a good idea to have more coverage or less. As investors, we try to keep our costs low, therefore, the goal w...
Jeff Vlk
6 people said they would show up, no one came to showing!
I did all the work negotiating with the seller and advertising for the lease option house; I talked to about 6 interested people and then no one showed up for the showing. I do not know if it is because I am showing i...
Travis Hargreaves
Rent to a person with one large pet
Hey everyone I have a quick question. I am renting out a single family home on a corner lot with 0.4 acres. A tenant meets all of my minimum qualifications, except a large pet. She has a "Great Pyrenees, 90 lbs, 6 yea...
Tammy Mason
Is this normal wear and tear or excessive damage?
So this past weekend had a tenant move out that lived there 17 months. They left behind around 100 holes in the wall (nail holes), rather large holes in my opinion, that I will probably need to plaster and paint over ...
Tim Steele
Courthouse, Bidding to Buy
An amazing buy opportunity came this week. I have been investing in single family homes for about 10 years. In 2020, my wife and I moved from Iowa to Jackson, MS. I have spent the last 10 months learning local real es...
Sammi Liu
Investment properties in FL, especially Tampa, Any Tenant issue?
I live in CA and am looking for some out-of-state property.I am currently looking for mostly SFH around FL, especially around Tampa,St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Sarasota areas.The numbers seems to make sense overall...
Antonio Russo
Credit score while investing
How bad would my credit score hurt if I took out 100k against my home? My credit score is 735 and my home value is 609k paid in full. I also would like to know what you would do in my situation? Would you take out a m...
Sam Leon
Recent purchase inherited a overly simplified lease
My recent purchase of a triplex came with three tenants, and they all have leases expiring in May, August and October 2015. The lease is a one page lease mostly focused on how much rent and little other details.Now o...