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I own a house I am going to rent. The carpet is trashed, and it has original hardwood floors under the carpet, and I have refinished hardwood floors in the past.
My question is, am I better off refinishing the har...
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This fall a property popped up in the local classified ads and is located 1 mile from my house. I am in bad need of extra garage space so I bought it primarily for the garage. It's pretty rough here.....There was so m...
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I'm a low experience investor, I've had my rental since 2015. My current tenant is moving out spring 2021. I'm wondering, should I:1) Take advantage of the move to perform upgrades? 2) Perform light changes? (i.e. c...
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I am looking for some budget friendly touches that can help rent out an apartment, or attract better tenants. Examples include (USB outlets, updated digital thermostat, updated light fixtures/faucets,etc)Any ideas? Ha...
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So I have been actively looking for good investment properties for the last two months. I went and looked at two yesterday that were still tenant occupied. The standards of living are so crummy at the houses that I wo...
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TENANTS FROM HELL #1Deplorable living conditions.Running one of the largest rental portfolios in the Cleveland, Ohio area I have managed 1,000's of properties & dealt with countless tenants. In short, I have seen ...
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Sept 2018, bought my first duplex in for 95,000. Used HELOC for down payment remodeled the first floor right away and moved the tenants from upstairs to down stairs and raised there rent $100mo. Then I was able to cle...
I bought a property from a sheriff's sale only to find that the property has an oil tank leak from an above ground storage tank in the basement. It was never disclosed that there were environmental issues during the ...
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Hey BPers,What are some things you do to spruce up a house to make it look nice for possible buyers?Here is a list of things I will be doing:1. Thorough cleaning including steam cleaning of tile floors.2. Clean any di...
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Hey fellow DIYers,I have a triplex that I'm slowly remodeling, exterior at the moment. The inside remodels are in the planning stages. The building is very, very old so the whole house has 3in hardwood floors (carpe...