Chad Wilhelm
Comparing Handymen for Maintenance at Rental House
I have been having some issues getting handymen to respond to inquiries. I was able to find a handyman that is doing some work for me currently, and told me they would charge me by the hour for the general items that...
Tim Bergstrom
General Industry "Standard" Renovation Inspections
Hey BP,I'm posting this simply to start a discussion about what should be expected when doing a rehab/renovation regarding inspections. I know different cities and different states have different "standard practices" ...
Thomas Ebenhoch
Existing Tenants - Raising rents and leases
I am in the process of buying a triplex that I plan to owner occupy. The house has 2 units rented with the third vacant.The house is being sold by a family trust and I was told by the selling agent that the tenants ha...
Dalton Lauer
New Condo Pre-Construction Investing
Has anyone invested in pre-construction condo's before? There's a really nice new condo building being built on the intracoastal in Fort Lauderdale which the builder is asking 20% down pre-construction, another 10% do...
Fouad Droubi
First investment house
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $260,000
Cash invested: $60,000
I bought it as my a personal home, but because I work overseas, I figured I will re...
Matt Rutter
Memphis Short-Term Rental License Questions
Hi Everyone - we have a MTR in Memphis TN and are looking for clarification / advice on the rental license from others who have MTR in the area.I see that the Memphis requires a STR permit, but they define a STR as "r...
Ryan Duffy
BRRRR STR near Branson, Missouri
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $190,000
Cash invested: $150,000
Off market 3/3 on 1.5 acres with detached shop. Gut reno to add a 4th bed and bath...
Justin Blumenthal
Foundation and beam issues in escrow
My girlfriend had an offer accepted on a 1920s 2/2 in st Petersburg Florida. It's been under contract three times in three months, at least one of those fell three because of a foundation issue. Apparently there are 5...
Jeff Thompson
Depreciation
I am still a newbie learning along the way but i need to replace a roof on one of my two properties. Can someone guide me on how much i can depreciate and over what period of time? Thanks so much!
Gretchen P.
Foundation issues - costs?
I am considering making an offer on a property that has some settling and foundation issues. All doors and windows operate correctly, and don't appear to be affected. The engineer's report says it will need 10-12 unde...