Christopher Helwig
DIY Tenant Screening Process
My Question is about the order in which DIY landlords and managers show their property to perspective tenants and call references. Currently I wait until I have about 5 qualified applicants, and schedule viewings wit...
Ryan Cleary
New tenant paying low rent wants a garage door opener
I just closed on a long-distance duplex last month where I inherited one tenant paying under-market value. My property manager just signed a section 8 tenant today paying market value. The property is in great shape...
Katrina P.
furnace efficiency
Hi All,I have to buy a new furnace for one of my rentals. What efficiency is everyone buying? 80%? 95%? 96%?
Ramsin Jacob
Can a licensed agent, partner on a JV fix/flip deal?
Talking with my lawyer, he tells me there are implications where a licensed agent can fall into legal trouble and possibly lose their license if they are involved within the fix/flip deal? Is this true? I have a pro...
Jason Turo
Daily rentals (Airbnb) - door locks
We will be doing an Airbnb from out of state. We have a house that we'll rent the upstairs and downstairs separately with their own access, and the entire house as a third option. The door lock vendors on Airbnb's we...
Natalie Allen
Exploring Houseboat Airbnb Idea
Hey ther BP!
I always knew I wanted an Airbnb. I worked in fancy restaurants & nice hotels for years & would love a piece of that pie. After visiting a few we came across a houseboat rental. The house wa...
Ryan Aurand
Availability of Hard Money Loans in a Struggling Economy
Hey BP members!I'm in the early stages of preparing to buy my first single family home. As I start to think about the availability of obtaining hard money loans (and other sources of financing) over the coming years, ...
Scott R.
instock cabinets
Does anyone have any stories, good or bad regarding instock cabinets from lowes or home depot.?
Im leaning towards the instock "American Classics" white cabinets from Home Depot, our lowes now requires there cheap whi...
Jason Smith
PC or Mac?
sounds like a difficult question for some but most of you have it down which one is better? PC or Mac? What are the benefits of each with differ nets programs to track expenses or analyze deals? Does either h...
Josh C.
Paint contractor questions
I have a rental I am currently rehabbing and have a paint contractor about to start. This house hasn't been painted in 30 plus years and his plan was to power wash and scrap what's flaking off, but leave some "alligat...