Abhilash Joseph
Appliance In Lieu of Renters Deposit
Would any of you recommend that the tenant replace an appliance in the rental house instead of putting up a deposit amount? This is new turf for me since my oven went out and the tenant offered to replace it in lieu o...
Jim G.
cost of retrofit foundation with Simpson strong-tie brackets
For a 1500sf house with crawl space to enforce the foundation with Simpson Strong-tie Retrofit, a contractor quote me $10k while HomeAdvisor.com quote average in my area (zip code) is around $4.5k. Any idea how it sh...
Erik Schneider
Recommendations for countertop installers? (Vegas)
Hello my fellow BP’ers! I’m working a property in Henderson Nevada and having a hard time finding a decent countertop guy for my kitchen. Anybody have any recommendations!? All help is greatly appreciated
Jeremy Beland
Vacant property temperature monitoring
Hello,I’m looking for a cellular monitoring system for vacant properties to get alerts if temps drop below a certain temperature. I have some vacant properties in the northeast under various stages of rehab that can b...
Kosh Vokter
NIBCO Pex tubing - plumbing/supply line leak
Inspected a SF home in AL built 2009. There was a supply line leak in the garage before that has been addressed since. The inspector couldn't figure out the manufacturer of the PEX used and was concerned that it could...
Ryan Scott Isacksen
Quick tip - stovetop fire suppressant
I wanted to share with the community some low cost added security you can put into your rentals (or even your own home). I received this recommendation from an insurance company for a set of properties the management...
Jason Rivera
I suck at Flipping, but I gotta keep going
I'm in the last week of my 2nd flip. I stand to make a good profit as I did in my first flip but like my first flip, we spent way too much time on it. The first took somewhere between 7-9 months while this one is go...
Scott MacComb
Contract with general contractor on house flip
I am doing my first true house flip (have remodeled plenty of houses for rental) and am trying to figure out a contract to use with a new general contractor whom I have not worked with previously. After hearing about...
Sean C.
Best place for a newbie to start in CA?
Hello all! Newbie here still studying and hoping to get started in REI when I move to SoCal in Jan 2018. I'm mainly looking into house hacking when I get there to get some cashflow before I start getting into rentals...
Paul L
Duplex under contract
I've got my first deal underway. Monthly rent $1600 total for both units. ARV 130K. Picked it up for 62k, and it needs ~20K of rehab. We close in 1 month. I'm intending to do the interior painting myself so that shoul...