Ahmed Alkaysi
What can I do myself to help reduce rehab costs?
Hey everyone, total noob here. I am getting ready to purchase my first investment and BRRR property that will require a gut. A primary reason why I decided to go this route was to get experience and exposure into reha...
Michael Sjogren
Newbie looking for new construction timeline & budget sample
Hello everyone,My wife and I are building a new home for ourselves and are totally new to the development world. We are building in a new development about 30 minutes north of Boston and the lot has been cleared. I ha...
Marci Stein
Tenant paints house -now wants rent reduction
tenant informed he painted the house and wants to pay half the rent (400 not 800). He reminded me that when he moved in last year I said if he paints i will reduce rent, but never said how much. This was to be a disc...
Jeff Libby
The order in which you renovate a property
What is the first order of business when renovating a property? Do you plan everything out, work on one room at a time, or group it into type of work (all floors first, then walls next, etc)? My thoughts are that you ...
Paul Sandhu
What do you when there is a prostitute in your STR?
Had 11 pipefitters in my big house. 3 story, 4 baths and a jacuzzi. 9 beds, 11 guys, day and night shift. I was collecting weekly rent and one guy asked me if I wanted to stick around and see the show. I asked wha...
Toben B.
Skip the contractor and hire the worker?
After hiring multiple contractors who push the price up and then hire some guy for $10 an hour who actually does the work I am wondering how hard it is to hire those guys directly.This does not apply to electricians a...
Elizabeth Rose
HELP! Light brown marks keep appearing in at the top of newly-painted walls
We recently bought and rehabbed a standalone Philadelphia townhome - the city knocked down the townhomes on either side about 5-6 years ago. We replaced the old roof as part of the project and had the interior walls p...
Rick Bassett
Tenants repainting our properties
We have always allowed tenants to repaint the walls as along as they return the paint color back (in a professional manner) to our original colors by move-out time.This policy hasn't worked out too well for us we have...
Lara Fobian
Best primer to block cigarette smoke smell?
What’s the best type of Kilz primer (or other primer) to use on a bedroom’s walls and ceiling to permanently eliminate or cover up a smoky cigarette smell from someone who smoked in a bedroom?I know some of the smell ...
Ned J.
Bad tenat paint touch up at move out
Need some opinions....We have a rental in TX (we live in CA, self manage)....tenant just moved out and there are dozens of poorly done paint touch ups....like 10-11 walls have badly done hole patch and paint work done...