Jeff Z.
safety deposit dispute
Hello guys, I have a property in Georgia, Gwinnett County. I rented to this family for 2 years. The lease ended June 30. When the lease started 2 years ago, the house was not in the most ideal condition. The carpets w...
Alana George
1st Out of State BRRRR in 2020
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $62,000
Cash invested: $99,000
BRRRR deal, out of state during the pandemic with a newborn at home. It was a wild r...
Tom Flood
Feedback for a (quasi) first time landlord
Hello everyone!My wife and I moved from our home seven years ago for my work. At the time the housing market (in our neighborhood in particular) was so depressed we couldn’t sell our home without taking a huge (50-60%...
Brian Garlington
Potential Renter asking for additional cleaning/painting be done
I'd like to get feedback from the forum as to this situation and how I've answered her.....I have a potential renter that has gone through the background check successfully, and I've talked to her previous landlords a...
Sam Zawatsky
New roof color options
I’ll be getting a new roof shortly for this property in Tallahassee. What color shingles do you think would look best and offer the best energy efficiency to reduce the heat?
Nicole A.
Updated lead laws in Baltimore Maryland
I just wanted to post this as a FYI to those of you with properties in the Baltimore Maryland area. Starting 01 January 2015, ALL rental properties will be required to be registered with MDE as either "Lead Safe" or L...
Travis Elliott
Wallpaper removal
Hi all.
I am buying another home soon and it has lots of wallpaper in it. It is on almost every wall in the house. The home was built in 1910 and is 4500 sf feet. The good thing is that the 1700 sf basement is unfini...
Amol Kench
Deducting repaint cost from rental deposit
During tenant move-out inspection, I noticed wall art stickers and crayon marks on several walls, doors and cabinets. Couple of blinds were broken. Also tenants left several items behind and did not arrange to clean u...
Scott Savard
What construction materials are you using for buy & hold rentals?
Hi BP Community,I’m in the process of two rehabs. The first is a two family complete gut and replace and the second is a single family home the requires a less extensive rehab but still some major items. I’m curious t...
Kari Reynolds
Updating a dated Rental
My husband and I are closing on our first rental property on the 28th of July in Salt Lake City. It's a fantastic home with updated AC, furnace, water heater, roof, etc. but it's extremely dated. Think blue carpet and...