Justin Reyes
Is not renting to smokers a good idea?
I’m in the process of buying my first rental property and I don’t want to rent to smokers. It’s a personal decision but I don’t want to it harder to rent out my property. What do yal think?
Brian Green
$3500 - $7500 Apartment Renovations???
Why do our renovation expenses seem to be so much more expensive than investors I hear on BP podcasts or at conferences, etc.? I hear investors repeatedly quoting renovation expenses of value-add apartment renovation...
Adam Craig
Remove all wallpaper or leave some?
Just closed on this 3 Bedroom 2Bath house that is getting rehabbed to be a rental property.We were planning on painting the house top to bottom and redoing the hardwood under this carpet. My painter quoted me higher t...
Michael Plante
Cost to how much to paint a 1400 square-foot interior all white
how much to paint a 1400 square-foot interior all white trim and walls?
No patching nothing but spray painting?
Randal McLeaird
How-to refinish a tub? How Much?
We're almost done with our rehab on one of our houses and we decided to keep the existing tubs because the area doesn't warrant a complete redo of the baths.
The tubs are a little dark from years of use and we want t...
Jeff T.
Tenant requests tub resurface, but it's soap scum. Who pays $175?
Tenants asked to resurface tub but it turned out to be soap scum. Should I charge them back for the $175 cost?The long term tenants asked to have the tub resurfaced after I increased the rent (up from way below market...
Prachi Metha
Zinsser or Kilz for Cigarette smoke
My newly purchase house has a Cigarette smoke from the previous owner. Ozone treatment and duct cleaning is done, it helped but still smoke is there. Next step is I am moving to get house paint with Zinsser or Kilz pr...
Claudia Schmidt
Which items does a landlord repair & wear-and-tear of tenants?
1) Can anyone please help me determine what is normally a landlord's responsibility in terms of maintenance of a rental property?
2) And what are the items that should be repaired by the tenant through regular wear-a...
Djordje Janjus
How to maximize the BRRRR method?
We are currently closing on a townhouse in Northwest Indiana, and we are trying to figure out where to invest most of our money to be able to get the highest rate of return when refinancing. Do we start with the kitch...
Daria B.
Does Age really matter?
Does it really matter the age of the property or as long as it's in a good location, up-2-date (ie roof, flooring, kitchen/baths, HVAC) and rentable? This would be for buy-n-hold investments.Up to now I never really t...