Jason Davis
My first flip - 99% complete - link to pictures
It's been a long time since I posted.
This is the house I bought for $31k. I will list it next week for $97 or $99.
The flip for the most part went well. Only issue I had was getting the power turned on. Sense th...
Trevor Baker
What to do when someone breaks into your vacant Flip Home?
We have completed our Flip home in the San Fernando valley area of Los Angeles and it's now for sale. We discovered today that someone broke in last night. It looks like they were hanging out there for a while, smok...
Nathan Sherwood
Options for managing tenants heating oil tank
We have a multi family rental unit which uses oil for home/water heating.Our tenants are responsible for purchasing their own heating oil.We are trying to figure out a way to determine when/if our tenant is running ou...
Jon Klaus
Multi-family "all bills paid"
Almost everything I've heard on master-metered properties (Landlord pays electric) is negative. Typically, it's an older property with lower income tenants. The electric bill is the landlord's biggest expense. Sinc...
Kristen Watts
Sharing Electrical Dispute Among Tenants - Need Resolution
Good day BiggerPockets landlords. I have an increasingly disruptive problem at a property comprised of a main 2/1 home and a stand-alone studio behind it. Turns out the studio, which is attached to a one-car garage, a...
Wendy Schultz
Hardest Lessons Learned from Short Term Rentals
What have been your hardest lessons learned in short term rentals? I'd be curious to hear the experiences that others have had. I'd say my hardest lesson learned is overestimating how quickly a new property will reach...
McKenzie Bagan
When to cut losses and pass on bad neighborhood?
This is a not happy post and we feel like we are in a difficult spot. I did my first Brrr property and things have been tough from the start. I was able to get the property renovated, refinanced and listed with a prop...
Account Closed
What building codes have you been burned by?
I've heard stories about people blowing out their budgets because of codes related to things like window size/height in bedrooms, electrical and plumbing stuff, even things like having to expand the waste lines when a...
Sheri Angier
Who is responsible for cleaning out the dryer vent?
I wanted to see if anyone has insight on a dryer vent cleaning issue I have had come up on my rental home. The tenant called to notify the property manager that he bought a new dryer and the sensor is saying that the ...
Julie Gates
Choosing the Perfect Neighborhood for Your Medium-Term Rental: 8 Essential Factors
Many factors go into the decision on which house to buy, and I’m not referring to number of bedrooms. Read below for my top factors in choosing where to place a medium term rental.
Find a location where medium te...