Ryan Heywood
Lesson in Out of State Construction
The Goal: Have the two wooden fences that create enclosed patios replaced before I paint the building. The fourplex is in Phoenix while I live and work in California.What I Did: First I talked about the repair with my...
Jon Coleman
Building additional storage in unfinished basement
I am in the process of purchasing a 4 unit property that currently has secure basement storage for tenants. The storage spaces are no more than 5x5 but the basement itself is fairly spacious. This has resulted in so...
Ryan Stahr
Rental with a Pool in the Back
I'm considering a foreclosure in a great rental neighborhood. It meets all my criteria, except for one big variable - it has an in ground pool. No idea why someone put an in ground pool in this area, but it adds way m...
Kris Haskins
neighbor has 2 rottweiler dogs keep getting loose
I have a neighbor that has 2 big ass rotty's near one of my houses. They look like they weigh over 100 pounds each. I don't think they're mean but you never know with a beast like that. We've called the animal...
Tim Clark
Amenities to increase rent
I was running some numbers on a property to get some experience in running numbers and I noticed that the property that I was looking at did not have a dish washer. I thought that by adding a dishwasher, the rent coul...
Nick Noon
Land Value in Chelmsford, MA
I am in the middle of a "Live-in Flip" project. I bought the house on March 1st and am doing some extensive rehab to the house (nights and weekends starting to wear on me, but a story for another day!) I recently me...
Frank Hock
Duplex yard privileges
Hey BiggerPockets Fam,My 2-unit building sits on a double lot, so we have a pretty significant yard compared to everyone around us. My tenant has 2 boys which play in the yard. While I don't mind them playing in the y...
Jon Martin
Simple & Inexpensive Fixes (<$500) That Make a Huge Difference?
I'll start with one from personal experience . . . . First investment property I bought has a chain link fence around the yard that looked awful, as most do. Spray painted it black and now it looks exponentially bette...
Jon Klaus
Month to month lease language
Anyone want to share their lease verbiage for a month to month agreement? Mine are all 1 year or more, but now I need to do a month to month.
Lois S.
Neighbor disputes property line - leaves junk on our lot
We have a SFH on a cul-de-sac, so the lots at the end aren't straight rectangles. The neighbor is claiming that a small section of our lot is his. (It's not, as clearly shown even on Google maps) Our mutual backyard ...