Frank Lo
Favorite/Cheapest Ways to Add Value
Hello BPConsidering buying our first home as a primary residence. We want to start a family and move into a house we can call home.With interest rates so low, we can get a great rate on a 15-year mortgage.However, we ...
Scott Ficek
Surfaces-What do you like?
I saw a other "discussion" between two old timers on BP and it got me thinking.....When some of us do renovations, we put in the toughest most durable products we can find, expecting they will stand up to the tenants....
Bonnie B.
Laminate vs Engineered Hardwood
I'm in the process of flipping a house that I plan to sell for around $90,000. I'm looking at flooring for the living room, hall and possibly the kitchen and I'm wondering if spending the extra money for engineered h...
Jacob Beg
Areas to invest in Baltimore?
Hi All:I am looking for recommendations on desirable areas in or around Baltimore. Any particular cities, towns or subdivisions that are in high demand for buyers and renters. For example, what are some of the areas t...
Jehan Jaleel
Why can't I get many leads for a Large 4 Bedroom House in NJ?
Hi, I am trying to rent out my house in NJ (because I want to move out of state). So far I have posted an ad on Craiglist and Trullia/Zillow, but after 2 weeks I have only gotten 7 leads. 5 of those I had to turn down...
Joseph Hammel
To pet or not to pet?
OK people I believe this is my first post. Im a seasoned (I think) investor of 5 years. I live in Lake City MN and have rentals there and in Red Wing MN, and Hammond MN, near Rochester MN. I currently have 36 units, a...
Chuck B.
Louisville, KY - 3/1 Buy and Hold in Shawnee
I bought this as a buy and hold a month ago. It's located at 371 N. 41st Street, a great (quiet) little part of Shawnee in the far Northwest corner of Jefferson County. It was a HUD foreclosure so I had to wait out ...
Jason S
Flooring-Cheap carpet or Cheap laminate?
I plan on moving and keeping my current residence as a rental.
It is time to replace the carpet and I am wondering if I should just put cheap carpet back in it or put in cheap laminate, as I believe laminate would hol...
Ben Ertl
Taking Over Family's 6 Cabin Resort - Harder Than It Sounds
Hi BP community,This has weighed on me for quite some time. I grew up on this 6 cabin property in northern WI that my parents own. This includes a larger house they live in 50 yards behind the cabins, behind a road....
Bo A Vanecko
Pets and STRs: worth the "hassle"?
curious if people feel allowing pets is a plus or minus in short term rentals? i can see people local in CO liking the idea of bringing their pets up to the mountains with them. that said a few things came to mind:1...