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My wife and I recently closed on our first home, and it was an unintentional live-in flip. We knew we were buying under market, but we did not initially intend to flip the home. However, some life changes happened: a ...
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I am looking at doing my first STR project. I have been a LTR landlord for 16 years but wanted to try my hand at STR. I am looking for a critical critique of my plan and what you would do differently. Any feedback is ...
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I am purchasing a 1970's SFH locally in Minnesota as a long term rental that has new siding, windows, roof, and a new kitchen, but has a Lennox furnace from 1999, and a window AC unit on the main level. Both are stil...
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I hoping some fellow renovators can help me with any experience with knob and tube wiring. My market is Milwaukee and there a lot of older homes with this wiring. I wasn't anticpating updating my entire eletrical in...
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Hello guys.
I have just finished looking at a duplex that is fully rented. Both units are 2 bed/1 bath and rent for 540.00 each. The property is listed at 62k, however, the owner has already told me he woul...
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Basement conversions in Colorado Springs are a great way to house hack! Real estate investment strategies often focus on maximizing returns with minimal initial investment. In Colorado Springs, one of the most effecti...
Help!I have a duplex under contract and we are in the inspection period now. The inspection period ends in a week and we already had an inspector come out to perform an inspection on both units. This is a foreclosed p...
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This weekend I received a repair request from a tenant. The tenant's stove shorted (the old outlet arched) popping the breaker and her dryer wasn't performing up to par. This same tenant is consistently late on rent a...
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I have no affiliation with the big orange retailer and I often DIY things like dishwasher installation but I went to pick up a replacement for a broken unit at one of my rental homes and found a sale going on for the ...
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Hi there,
I am very new to this field but after five months of shopping, I am under a contract with SFH and got the inspection last week. I am already overwhelmed and need experienced investors' help.
The house ...