Val J.
Tenant used Space Heaters Causing a Problem
Yesterday my tenant texted me to tell me that she didn't want to turn on the central heat so she plugged in a space heater. When she did this tripped the lights. She flipped the breaker and the lights came back on bu...
Sean Kollee
inner city duplex part 13-16
Now we are not quite ready to begin the above ground work, and it is getting nasty out. winter is not fun...post 13 - foundation coatOnce again the speed of our cribbers pays off in terms of staying just ahead of the...
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Do you have a poverty mentality?
Many of us enter the game of real estate investing with what I call a poverty mentality!
A poverty mentality is simply when one is focusing on what they do not have and in time this mentality can easily turn to greed...
Robin W.
An Ideal Dog Agreement
I got myself into trouble by verbally agreeing to a tenant's question during a signing over a year ago:These A+ tenants said, "We're interested in getting a dog at some point. If that's ok, we can sign a two year leas...
Jack Srimani
Trying to find cash on cash
Hi,
I have checked out a SFH in one of the suburbs of Chicago. This is a 3 bedroom and two and half bath house. The house is ten years old and is a short sale. The asking rate is 125000. The rent in this area for this...
John Fider
How to remove staples from old carpet to prep floor?
Just ripped out the old carpets and have all these annoying staples that are ridiculously labor intensive to remove. Do you know of an easy way to remove them? I'm prepping the floor for vinyl installation. I'm think...
Frank Lo
Buying Primary Residence
Hello BPLooking to buy our first home as a primary residence.I see “first-time home buyer incentives” such as low down payment loans.I am new at real estate, so this seems counterintuitive to me.I think it is better t...
Joseph Antwi
House Hacking -- Multifamily in NJ?
Hello,I'm trying to kick-off my real estate career by doing house hacking. I'm going to be working in Chelsea NY and looking to invest in a multifamily property in NJ that is accessible to NY via train. I'd be staying...
Cole Bennett
Doing fine w/ stocks, hoping to do better w/ REI - how to start?
Hey I'm pretty new to the BP forums and the BP podcast. My wife and I are learning a lot about REI lately, mostly syndications, although we do own a couple of rentals (4-plex and duplex) that we've had for some time a...
Michael L.
BRRR Strategy - Refinance Question
Hey there BP community,I'm getting ready to tie up a house in phoenix with hard money and i'm having some issues with the refinance part.Here's the deal:Purchase price: 90kARV: 135KRehab costs: 5kThe issues that i'm c...