Depending on where you live, basements are a blessing and a curse.  To be able to sneak away for the big game, have that wonderful play room for the kids, or even a place to "store" your in laws when they visit in tha...

I recently listened to BP Podcast 258 and heard Gabe talking about making deals with manufacturers he'd met at trade shows to get discounted materials in bulk. The next IBS show is Feb 19-21 in Vegas and I plan on goi...

Hi y'all I'm a multifamily, value add buy & hold investor in Austin, wanted to see your opinion on providing appliances in regards to rentals.1. Do you like to provide appliances? If so which ones, why, in what cl...

My husband and I just purchased an owner-occupied duplex, and it’s completely vacant. We purchased in a desirable part of Los Angeles and got it for 200k under asking, so we already have some equity. Both units need a...

Hello there BP community! I’m currently in the process of purchasing a Category 2 Vacant Property in Saint Paul, MN. I’ve already received the completed Code Compliance Report from the city listing out the repairs nee...

Hello BP members,I want to ask about providing storage sheds to my tenants. Is it a good idea to install a storage unit for my renters? I'm looking at 3ft×5ft storage unit to each of my units. I'm just trying to ma...

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This week we evicted a tenant for non payment, constable came out and removed tenant, locks changed, etc. Tenants were placed by our management company that we have terminated our agreement with.

Whi...

I bought a rental property 1,000 miles away and need to go do some "fixer upper" work.  Just miner projects.  I'm contracting out the big stuff this time.  But I will need to travel (by air) to the home to do some wor...

Fun post #2, the covid train never sleeps. I didn't want to overload a single topic so here's the other part.Really, this has to do about civil vs criminal and moving forward. Also had some questions regarding moving ...

As the title suggests, I'm in a curious situation...One of my tenants was arrested last week (8/31). Her current lease expires on 9/9. I've been in contact with a friend of hers and her aunt to clear out most of the i...