Devon Martin
Do you use a contractor for rehabs? Why or why not?
My plan is to house hack a MFH for my first investment. I’m 21 years old and have never lived away from mom and dad, so doing so will not only be my first experience with REI and being a LL, but also living on my own....
Jessica Wood
Can’t enter rental unit - active water leak
Our NIGHTMARE TENANT has been given a 7 day notice to vacate. There is an active water leak coming from her apartment for the second time. We told her we’d be bringing plumbers by this morning. She ADDED A LOCK to the...
Nathan Clark
First flip, HORROR STORY!
Been wanting to write this for a while, but got distracted with my buy and hold houses. I've learned so much from Bigger pockets that I wanted to share my Rookie mistakes and hopefully help others.Overview- Bought thi...
Julie Kern
Should I hold firm or negotiate this deal?
We put an offer in on a property yesterday and we're waiting for the seller to "run numbers" and get back to us (tomorrow morning). My plan was to hold firm at our offer price, but now I'm wondering if that's the bes...
Alan Taylor
DIY Plumbing for a Bathroom Remodel?
My wife and I bought our first house, as our primary residence, and have planned on doing much of the repair ourselves. First order of business has been the bathrooms in the house. Before we even moved in, I had to ...
Ludmila M.
Help dealing with a neighbor throwing junk into my yard
We bought a rental property a month ago, and we want to be friends with all the neighbors. But - a neighbor that borders our lot along the back line has been throwing her trash (large items) into our yard. While we d...
Stephen Kleyn
Is it possible to install vinyl plank flooring over pitted plywoo
I have a 16 unit apartment that got destroyed by hurricane Michael 9 months ago. We are getting rebuilt but have run into a problem with the second story floors. I want to go back over the plywood with vinyl plank flo...
Michael Wentzel
Giving back to tenants?
Last year we tried something new. In early December, we sent both our tenants (we only had two units at the time) a Christmas card saying thank you and enclosing a $50 gift card. We did it mainly to say thank-you t...
Account Closed
Diary of my latest flip
I'm going to use this thread to track the progress of my current flip project. This house is in the Hickory NC area. The house was an REO listed in the MLS. It is a split level ranch with 3 bedrooms 1.5 baths and a fu...
Marcin Chojnacki
Another Beautiful Renovation and Beautiful Payday!
Wheeling ILPurchase: $126,100Reno: $44,800SOLD: $231,000PROFIT OVER $45,000!