Howard Mintz
Insuring a steel framed home
I am considering building a small home in east Texas. I want build it frame a kit from Absolute Steel. The frame and walls and roof will all be steel. The interior studs will also be steel. I am trying to see if anyb...
Trevor S Foster
Getting Permits in Washington, DC in a Historic Zoning District
Hello Bigger pockets,I have a issue in which I can hopefully get some good feedback for a flip in Washington, DC. So please if there is a #contractor, #real #estate #attorney or #architect that understands #permittin...
Justin Buller
Security Deposit Deductions?
Hello fellow BP followers. I have a tenant moving out and she has caused a little bit of damage to the property, does anyone have any tips to make sure I am taking the proper/legal steps and deducting the correct amou...
Account Closed
How to remove smell and bugs from unit?
One of the units I recently closed on is in need of some touch up work. It is now vacant, but the previous tenants lived there for over a decade and had no concept of personal hygiene. I don't think they ever bother...
Max T.
Paint Sprayer - Purchase and Use questions/tips
I'm closing on my next project in a week. A small 2-bed/1 bath ~850 sq ft house we are gutting to the studs. I will be subbing out most of the work but also putting in ~2 months of my own labor. While I have done my f...
Charlie Moore
Name a time you kept MOST or ALL of a tenants security deposit
- Normal wear and tear is something I have trouble defining, I often have to pay 300-900.00 to get the home "rental Ready " again.- Have you EVER held onto a full deposit? Can you explain the context and situation
Brandon Turner
There's a baby bird in my wall... what would you do?
So a bird got in my attic, made a nest, and then had babies. Then one of the babies learned how to move around and fell down one of the wall cavities between studs on an exterior wall.
So... obviously I'm a c...
David C.
Spontaneous Leaks in Copper Pipes
This has now happened 3 times in my primary residence.
I find a puddle on my basement floor, look up and a copper pipe is dripping very slowly from the middle of a length of pipe, its not at a joint, and the...
James Park
My $3000 rent property now has turned over after 7 years. What am I going to do?
So I got this luxury property in a very nice gated subdivision in the northern suburbs of Atlanta. As a rookie investor, who had no idea how to invest in 2006 paid full price new construction for this SFR and no...
Joe Assad
How to Market Your Fix and Flip to Sell
Once you have done the hard work of fixing up an investment property, the next phase is marketing it to sell. The key to any plan is to find the right mix of tactics that will bring qualified buyers to your door step ...