Ben Staples
Which drives more rent, in unit washer dryer, or office space?
Hi Everyone,I've got a renovation of a small (~650 sq ft) 1 bed apartment coming up. This unit has one other room, not large enough to be used as a bedroom (can fit a twin bed maybe) and has no closet. Right now it ...
Michael Calderaro
Common Area Laundry Rooms - problems or amenity?
First, why did I post this blog in this forum? Because gentle readers, a laundry vendor is a commercial tenant. And the reason they are commercial tenants is because if you signed a contract, as it is called, it re...
Account Closed
How valuable is a personal laundry room?
I am househacking a SFR+ADU, living in the ADU and renting out the primary residence. The ADU was an interior conversion -– it is attached to the primary residence, with the two separate areas sharing a door between k...
Oleksandr Tereshchuk
The First Step: Sarnia, Ontario
About Me
Hello Comrades.
My name is Oleksandr. I'm a full-time professional, working as Autonomous Vehicle Test Engineer in Toronto, Canada. Outside of work I compete in Ironman triathlons on semi-professional level...
AJ Felix
Rough draft Business Plan
So far I have been working on my business plan following the RE investing guide template on bigger pockets. This is my rough draft up to this point in time. Is this what it should be looking like and does this sound ...
Guevara M.
Appearance When Showing Property
Does your appearance make a difference in someone wanting to rent your property? I work a lot, usually 6 or 7 days a week and the few times that I've had people wanting to view the property I've had to go straight fro...
Mike F.
Experience with staining kitchen cabinets?
Folks,Anyone have experience with staining or painting these type contractor grade cabinets? Espresso which be the new color...Thanks !
Amber Forkey
Credit Checks on HUD Tenants in NY
Hi All! Looking to open a discussion on the legality of running credit checks on section 8/DSS tenants.Question: If the government program is not paying 100% of the rent, are we able to pull a credit report? Example: ...
Trevor Ewen
Appliance Replacement Plans
We're buying a whole lot of appliances from Lowe's this weekend. For the set of appliances we've chosen for the units, Lowe's has 5 year replacement plans available. According to our numbers, these are running at abou...
Kathryn S.
Tenant wants to install a washer/dryer themselves
Hi my new tenant asked if she could install her washer and dryer with her own $. As much as I want a happy paying tenant (she is so far a good tenant), my concern is the installation part. What if her contractor accid...