Isaac Lane
Rental Property Break In
Hi Everyone! I recently received a call from my tenant that there was a break-in. Someone kicked down the back door to the property and ran away. The tenant took photos and filed a police report and there seemed to on...
Max T.
Smart Home Features
I read an article about how buyers love smart thermostats, doorbells, etc...I’m wondering if adding some of those will make the property easier/faster to rent. I have a turnover coming up and a ring doorbell costs $10...
PJ Muilenburg
Apartment next door running my tenants off
I bought a duplex last year in a lower income neighborhood. Good tenants but one told me he's planning on leaving due to the small apartment (12 unit) getting bad next door. My duplex shares a driveway with the apart...
Kyle Koppenheffer
My First Buy & Hold Property
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Philadelphia.
Purchase price: $268,500
Cash invested: $11,204
The Property:
My first rental is a semi-attached triplex in ...
Angel Rosado
MFH Househacking Question
Hey BP family, so I'm planning to a #househack with our initial investment property and planning to use a fha 203k loan in order to buy a fixer upper hoping to add value through renovating. For those who have experi...
Trevor Ewen
Curb Appeal & Stewardship
We just finished getting our new duplex tenant ready in Richmond, VA. We're really happy with the rehab. In the process of our work, met all the immediate neighbors. They are owner occupants. The house had been on th...
Sarah Martin
Renting a back lot for commercial storage
I am in escrow on a commercial/industrial complex with 3 fully rented warehouse buildings and a dirt lot in the back corner. Currently the tenants are storing construction equipment and personal RVs in the lot for fr...
Karen Higgins
Self showings of properties w/o management present... Thoughts?
As we are looking at ways to improve our efficiencies and decrease vacancies, the topic of self scheduled showings is on the table. What are your thoughts? Do you think the "risk" is worth it? Does anyone have recom...
Paul Sandhu
STR vandalized while occupied, what do you do?
Tenant of 3 months called me at 9:30 pm and said someone had broken a window in the house while she was in there. I told her to call the police, she already had. She and her husband were going to stay with her mom ...
Jennifer Turner
First Stab at Affordable Housing Rental
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $110,000
Cash invested: $43,409
Our first section 8 rental. It's in a C-class area of downtown GNV that is experien...