Michael Seeker
Landscaping - Capital Improvement or Repair/Misc Expense?
I'm freshening up some landscaping at a rental property and am wondering if there are steps I can take to make this a repair or misc expense or is it a capital improvement no matter what? Cost is ~$1500 if that i...
Chuck Mucciolo
Questions about single family home rental.
Hello all, I'm new to this website and have a lot of questions concerning the do's and don'ts for renting a single family home. It will be for a 4br 3ba home with a pool in a gated community. The home has been comple...
Account Closed
Should landlords or Property management pay city fines?
I got a violation letter from the city 3 months ago. They had the wrong owner address so kept sending them to a different address, so it took a month for the letters to reroute to my current address (I requested chang...
Mike Kroupa
Curb Appeal Suggestions – Lake House
I bought an ugly house. I want to make it beautiful. I am looking for suggestions from the BP community.The house has wood siding with vertical lines (T1-11) that is a bad color. In addition, the house lacks balance. ...
Charley F.
Tenant wants to modify landscape
Today I got contacted by my PM to tell me that our tenant wants to modify a portion of the landscape.
It seems that the bushes on the sides of the driveway is bothering the tenant, as she is unable to comfortably par...
Freeman Schultz
Low maintenance bushes and lawns
Anyone here ever change their bushes and lawns for low maintenance or artificial alternatives?Was it worth? Did you save money?I know of one guy who replaced all of his grass with artificial turf and saved a ton of mo...
Edgar Gonzalez
Estimating Repair/Rehab Cost
What general rule of thumb do you follow on a square footage multiplier when you are calculating rehab cost for a potential flip? what are flippers and contractors in the Triangle area doing to find these numbers? i h...
Jon Abadia
Property management companies
when a property management company is paid to make a property ready for a next tenant Money is paid for this. Should in this price that was paid , include landscaping costs , "materials , utilities , locksmith fees...
Kevin Tito
My 1st Investment deal
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $115,000
Cash invested: $10,000
Sale price: $240,000
I bought my first home as a base home in a brand new locat...
Kevin Tito
My 1st Investment deal
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $115,000
Cash invested: $10,000
Sale price: $240,000
I bought my first home as a base home in a brand new locat...