Scott Le
Tutorials/advice for painting a whole house myself?
I was originally going to outsource the interior and exterior paint, patching, and pressure washing for my 1200 SF SFH rental, but I ended up being way over budget on the rebuilding of a room and now am desperately tr...
Terra Padgett
Landlording is Not All That Passive
You always hear about rental properties as passive income. Well I totally disagree. Even with PM in place, there are still many active activities when it comes to direct property ownership. Yes, it does take several t...
Jason Munck
Gas Furnace out on a Sunday
Just got a call from my tenant saying the gas furnace isn't working. If I can't get a repairman out there today (it's Sunday) and they have to go a whole day without heat, what do you do? Tell them to suck it up ...
Dave Kennedy
Loan Modifications - what will happen?
If a plan passes where the government shells out a bunch of money to write down principal and adjust rates to get people out of trouble what will happen to the rest of us?
Lets assume that for every house that has st...
Thierry Van Roy
High ceilings in old houses
In my market, there is a lot of inventory of historical manors from the 17th century and up (example). These ask for a lot of renovations in order to increase their lifespan, but it is manageable...
Except fo...
Mark Brogan
why tenants pay or dont pay
what is everyone thoughts on why they think tenants pay on time or why they they don't pay at all
Eliott Rose
finally got my right to evict my "tenant" and guess what???
Hi anyone can help! After my tenant not paying since day 1 in January 2020 , I had an eviction and lockout scheduled for beginning of March 2020. Tenant filed for extension and lockout was scheduled for March 16th 20...
Ryan Walker
Lead, Asbestos, K&T, and bears oh my!
Hi BP!I'm a new investor in the Massachusetts area and I'm curious as to if any of you have experienced a similar situation as the one I am going through right now. I have noticed in my search for an investment proper...
Account Closed
Landlord and owner friendly markets
I have 2 questions regarding rental markets,1) Was wondering if you guys would provide some feedback regarding the markets that are best from a landlord and owner's perspective? In other words, states that have landlo...
Doug W.
Color of the front door?
I have a pretty simple one story rambler, rehab and flip, that just got a fresh coat of white paint (siding and trim). I am planning on installing black louvered shutters on the three front windows. I want to paint th...