Steven Zai
First Rental Property
I just purchased my first rental property last week and am looking to renovate ASAP to start generating income from tenants.My question is that I am having a hard time picking out fixtures/vanities/cabinets etc while ...
Gabe G.
indianapolis duplex sold
I bought a duplex on the east side of indy, in emerson heights in 2014. I battled tenant quality issues year after year. This was the only indy duplex I ended up buying, as it was highly recommended on this board to s...
Anne Whalen
Mold in Rental property, do I charge tenant for clean up?
Hi everyone, I have a property management question. I have a self-managed rental property in San Jose that recently turned over. After the tenants moved out, we noticed pretty extensive mold on both sides of the slidi...
Will Stewart
Looking for advice on Room Rental for Student Housing
Hey everyone, I was interested in doing student housing and I know individual room rental is becoming popular. My question is, how do you determine rental rates when doing this? Do you just go by the going rate for t...
John C.
Cleaning CVT Tile
Several of our apartments have CVT tile flooring. It has withstood years of abuse and is great shape but has not been cleaned/stripped/buffed in years and really looks rough.
These are not large areas (maybe 450 sq f...
Tom Lipps
Walmart Paint in Rental? Color Place Country White
Hi BP,I just bought my first rental property (Duplex in a C+ area). $82k purchase price.I'm going to be painting this Saturday and found Brandon's article about using Walmart's cheap paint; Color Place Country White. ...
Conner Olsen
Pros/Cons of Medium-Term Rentals
Here's a list of my pros and cons of medium-term rentals as compared to traditional LTR. This list is based on my own personal experience of running a monthly rental in Austin, TX.Cons:1. More turnover - My average st...
Brett Smith
Short Term Rental Master Lease
Where do I look to find the people that are looking to do master lease "arbitrage" on short term rentals. I bought a property and and rehabbed the property with the intention of doing Short Term Rental. This issue i...
John S.
What "white" paint would you recommend for a Section 8 property?
Hello everyone,
I just acquired a Section 8 duplex. I'm looking to use a "white" paint (or any off-white), that is:
-most durable
-easiest to clean
-readily available
-easy to do touch-ups with
I had read that a...
Albert Ortiz
Evolve Vacation - RUN away!!!!!!
Cons: Run as fast as you can from Evolve Vacation Rental. I have had a property listed for over 1 year and it has been nothing but trouble. I am an experience property owner. They claim to charge 10%. but in reality t...