Jack Srimani
Need advise for possible purchase of a four unit rental investment
Hi,
I am looking into a investment property for rental purpose. This is a four unit property. Three units are occupied. The fourth unit is not as this side of the building has a roof leak. The roof is twenty five year...
Stephen Adams
Non-refundable deposit to VIEW property?
I just spoke to a person claiming to be a wholesaler about a property that he's offering. He wanted a $1000 deposit to view the property. Half was non-refundable. He said this was to avoid bothering tenants with peopl...
Seth Williams
Let's hear about the craziest, dumbest, most bizarre tenants you've ever worked with...
I'm looking for some entertaining short stories from the Landlords and Property Managers here on BP.Have you ever had to notify your tenants about something that you thought for sure was common knowledge?Have you ever...
Heather H.
Refinance on investment property for non-resident
Hi All, I'm a long-time member, first- time poster.My husband and I tried a couple times to refinance our two SFRs in Las Vegas, both of which we bought with cash in 2011 and have had good rental yields since then. ...
Laura Williams
How much do new windows save on utility cost?
For those of you who have fully replaced old windows & installed new ones in your personal or rental properties I’m curious what percentage it reduced your utility bills.I have an apartment unit that has 15 large ...
Jordan Decuir
Should I jump right into Multi-Family???
I am a new investor in TX. Does anybody have any input around whether it is feasible (or advisable) to start out with Multi-Family, as opposed to Single-Family?
I like the multi-family model more and in the long run ...
Account Closed
Postmortem of My First Real Estate Financial Partnership
As a new investor with no real experience, but with some money available, I though being the financial partner in a real estate rehab to be a good way to both gain experience by working with a seasoned investor, a...
James H.
203k deal is going very poorly, advice?
I decided to jump into the deep end for my first home purchase project, it is much deeper than I wanted..... I purchased a property for 129k in August of 2018. It was in pretty banged up shape but didn't look outrageo...
Jennifer T.
Air Conditioning options
I have just had a big blow to morale. I have a SFH with 4 bedrooms and the tenant is on Section 8 in New Orleans, LA. The cooling part of the HVAC system totally died about a year ago (HVAC can still heat house). I...
Johnnie Fair
Which paint should I use for my flip?
I bought a short sale for 315 in a 500k area, the home has not been painted before, the home should be painted but I want to keep the entire budget for the flip below 10k. I don't want to buy cheap paint but I don't w...