John Santiago
Hiring Contractors for Fix & Flip
Hi all,
What are some tips you have when it comes to choosing your current contractors ? I'm about to close on a fix and flip property and trying to get as many bids as possible but don't want to be bamboozled by con...
Brandon Jenkins
Any Recommendations on a Tenant Proof Stove??
BP Family,Question: Which type of stove should I buy for a rental unit (SFR)? I'm hoping to minimize cost, but I want something that's tenant proof.Details: After a couple months of weak leads and sketchy applicants,...
Mark Forest
Stove cleaning
I am at work, but my wife just called and said she put in several hours at one of our new properties cleaning the oven and stove. It just seems to me that the work NEVER ends and we get nickeled and dimed by the util...
Aleko Petkov
Best way to deal with mouse infestation
Two adjacent units (in Los Angeles) have reported and caught numerous mice over the last three weeks. Never had rodent issues before. I haven’t seen food left out in either unit, they are generally pretty tidy.
I’ve ...
Zachary Cura
Bad Tenants: How Do You Personally Deal With Them?
Is there anyone who would like to share any horror stories of dealing with bad tenants who seemed like trustworthy and upstanding citizens at first, but then eventually proceeded to avoid paying rent and/or causing ma...
Patrick Wheeler
FIRST Investment Property - Boston BRRR
Hey BP,Very excited to finally be able to talk about my first project that I currently have going on! A couple weeks ago, my partners and I closed on a 3-family in Mattapan, MA that needs a decent amount of work. We a...
Patrick Philip
Why even get insurance on a rehab?
If I don't have a lender requiring it, most stuff like theft and vandalism would never even match the deductible.I just went through the largest hurricane I've experienced in 30 years and had no damage to my flip or p...
Raymond Hill
Multi Family Bank Accounts
Hello,I was told that it is important to open up a bank account per rental property. I wanted to know if anyone has done this and if so what are the benefits and what banks are the best to utilize in the New England a...
Dan J.
What is most important to you when working with a property manager?
Hi All,
I am working closely with a company to identify what key factors are most important to us when choosing a Property Management company. I own 6 doors currently and know what I think, but I would love to hear w...
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Termites, whose cost?
Lets say there is a property. A six-plex. And there is some termite damage,and needs to be tented and fumigated. I know that I as the landlord is responsible for the cost of the fumigation, but that takes a couple ...