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Hi decking experts. I've got a few deck related questions - 1. Our back patio is treated lumber (the green stuff from Home Depot). When we bought the property 5 years ago, the wood was in good shape but looking pret...
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Hi everyone,
I was renting my previous home for about 2 years until the tenants left on dec 22nd. I have been showing the house since the beginning of November and i've shown it to about 50 people so far, I've had 0...
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Hi Everyone,I am a new investor and just placed an offer on a SFH in my own neighborhood (Norwood, OH area of Cincinnati), and this will be my first property. Really excited to get my feet wet assuming this deal clos...
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Hi folks. I joined BP awhile back when my wife and I decided that we really wanted to get involved in real estate investing, namely flipping. I've tried to educate myself and have looked at a bunch of properties but n...
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My First Deal and the 12 Deadly Mistakes I MadeThe quick and dirty numbers: Purchase Price: $17,307Purchase Closing Costs: $2000Rehab Costs: $80,748Roof: $6538Foundation: $3000Handyman Labor: $19,284Dumpster: $4378Ele...
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I thought it would be nice to have a collecting point for day to day money/time savers for rentals. Some things I do or have seen on the forum so far:
Remove storm doors.
Advertise rentals on craigslist
Remove or lo...
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All, I'm trying to pick a table saw. I see good reviews for Dewalt and Bosch on amazon. Please let me know your recommendations.Thanks,Sebastianhttps://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DWE7491RS-10-Inch-Jo...https://www.ama...
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A woman I know just bought a house and hired a home inspector. Two weeks after moving in a pipe broke behind a washer and flooded her whole house. She had to have the whole floor - subflooring and all - replaced. Why...
I'm fairly new to real estate investment and I have one rental property thus far. I've had some property management nightmares. I recently found a new property manager who seemed to be a lot better than my previous ...
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It is not often in life that you truly get the chance to see what you're made of - as an investor, a consumer, a citizen, a human being. For whatever reason, it generally takes monumental events - often catastrophes -...