Diem N.
Dryer Vent Cleaning - who pays for it?
We have a rental property and did not provide a washer or dryer. The tenant wants us to clean the dryer vent duct since her dryer is not drying well. What is the landlord's responsibility in California? I cannot fi...
Peter Fokas
Purchasing MF - need advice on next steps
Looking to purchase a 6 family building. Inspection came back with a bunch of issues. Whats is best strategy in getting these addressed? Request seller to fix or negotiate credit adjustments to price?
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Spencer Boerup
Repair requirement or tenant preference?
I just had a new tenant move in (2b/2ba townhome, modest quality). They were far and above the best candidates but are only signed for 1 year as they just moved to my area for school and they want to maintain some fle...
Alex O.
Broken Dryer Issue
Tenant who has been in the unit for about 2 months contacted me the other day about the in unit stacked dryer being broken. For reference, it's stacked, with the washer on the bottom and the gas dryer on top in a cus...
Joel Reed
Can you make profit renting out parking for a Tiny House or RV???
I have an old detached garage that needs to come down (its rotted and become a hazard). It is on a foundation, and the driveway goes to it. I don't have the money to build anything there yet, so I was thinking of rent...
Michael Mejia
San Diego Asbestos Removal
I have popcorn ceiling that tested positive for asbestos and want to remove it. I would like to make renovations to the home but cant because of the asbestos. I don't want to shake things up, releasing the fibers in...
Ernest Grindle
Fee Comparison for Conventional Mortgage vs. Cash
Hello, I'm about to purchase my first investment rental property. I received a preapproval for a $68.8K loan on an $86K purchase. I'm planning to refinance in 6 months to pull out some of the ARV equity after some reh...
George Gammon
Googles HUGE Red Flag to REI's
This is a chart of the term "flip houses" being entered into Google. It peaks in July, 2007 (the worst time to buy) and bottoms in Sept., 2011 (the best time to buy). It's now at levels approaching 2007.
Vladislav Bobkov
Is Florida Orlando a good place to start house hacking?
Hello BP community,
I am excited to share that my spouse has secured a job in Orlando, FL, and we are considering obtaining a conventional loan for a 2/2 single-family home or condo instead of renting, with the inte...
Andrew J.
City of Milwaukee owned properties
To my fellow BPers, I wanted to reach out to see if anyone had some advice/feedback for my particular scenario:
3 weeks ago we received an accepted offer for a City of Milwaukee owned tax foreclosure. With ...