Douglas Larson
Tiny House - Mini-Cabin
There are only a few threads on Tiny houses here on BP like this one. There seems to be huge interest in small dwellings, minimalist living, and just creating small "retreats" in one's own backyard. Houzz.com and Pint...
Katherine S.
Pays late every single time, driving me crazy
We have a tenant in one of our SFH, moved in last December, and has paid late EVERY SINGLE TIME (with the exception of the first month.) He pays the $50 late fee without complaint. He asked to move his pay date from...
Rogers Smith
Spec House Picture Diary
On one of my recent specs I thought it would be fun to document the project with pics. So I will share here the pictures and documents for anyone who may be considering specs, or is simply interested in following the ...
Art Maydan
Brainstorming Next Move After House Hacking
You guys were a big help in getting me into real estate with a house hack and I’m hoping you can help me brainstorm what my next move should be. I bought a duplex in McKinley Park in Chicago 6 months ago. It was a gut...
Michael Seutin
CASH FLOW question
I bought 3 ppties so far. I am learning and improving eacth time. But I didn't do so good at first. Here is a recap using the 50% expense rule that I believe in cos it is proven in my ppties.
1st Ppty: SFH bought in...
Jeff Kehl
Capex vs Opex when looking at a T12
I've been thinking about making the jump to larger apartment complexes and reviewing a lot of T12s to understand them. One thing I find very misleading is that they seem to throw a lot of things into Capex, the 9400 s...
Daniel Brown
Brrrring Self storage?
Hey BP! I’ve been diving deep into self storage research. Trying to figure the ins and outs. The one thing I can’t find out about is “Can you brrrr a self storage facility like you would a multi family property?” Any ...
Sarah Present
Purchase of multiple buildings - Cabins, cottages best strategy
I missed out on a few opportunities and I am looking to refine my strategy for future, as the specifics don't align perfectly for this scenario very often. We look for multiple (think cabins cottages) properties to r...
Alain Chautard
Property Management and continuous stream of repairs... What would you do?
Hi,I have a property in a different state that I trusted the PM company to take good care of. After two years, I've received 30 maintenance requests from the tenants, which seems like a lot. The PM company happily dis...
Amanda Thompson
Section 8 laws? ......
I have an applicant asking if we accept Section 8? I have never dealt with it. Pros? Cons? Do I legally have to accept it? They want to apply to our newly built , high quality rentals...