Sheila Bee
Installing security bars on windows on rental in LA?
Hi all, I have a rental property (SFH) in mid city LA. It’s an up and coming area but still very urban with a fair amount of crime. Last weekend, my tenants had a trespasser who jumped the security fence and pounded o...
Grant Schroeder
House Hacking Duplex - Tenant Wants to Install Security Camera
Hello BP Community, I am currently house hacking a duplex and have a tenant next door that has been there for the entire year since we purchased the place. In the lease they signed, we say no structures affixed to the...
Robert Hernandez
Looking to install a simplisafe, what items to buy?
Hello,I am looking at buying a simplisafe system. I have a Vacant unit that has been broken into twice now over a course of 2 months. And I am fed up with it.I want to install a security system. Of course, the unit do...
Victor Nkhoma
Permit on drywall or installing Kitchenette in House hack
Do I need (should I get) a permit to install a drywall , and extra door and a kitchenette in my house hack? Generally, these are ideas to separate my area from the tenant area in the house. I've heard so many opinions...
Anthony Hawkins
SFR tenant or landlord $$ responsible for handicap ramp install?
I have a tenant requesting a handicap ramp installed at a sfr. My understanding is the landlord isn’t financially responsible. Has anyone dealt with an issue of this sort and how did you handle the situation?
Padma Mody
Should I install garbage disposal - for 50k rental SF?
I am rehabbing one house (3 BR with 1.5 bath - 1050 sq ft) and total price will be around 50k. My question is, is it good to install garbage disposal for this house? House is in ok area and may be it will get rented f...
Melissa Lo
Installing a security system at an LA SFH rental?
Hi, All,This past weekend, an attempted robbery and non-fatal stabbing happened right in front of a tenant's home. Crime is low in this neighborhood in the westside of Los Angeles. But our tenant obviously feels unsaf...
Bill C.
Should I Install a Keyless System in our Rental
Hello BP,I’m wondering about whether I should install a keyless system on one of our rentals. We have used them on STRs and they’ve worked great.Wondering if they would be a good idea for a traditional rental and if s...
Yiming Li
Need advice: does installing interior fire door need permit?
Dear friends at Biggerpockets,
The water heater(located in the laundry room) in my rental recently broke down and needs to be replaced, and the plumbers noticed that the door in between the laundry room and the gara...
Roman Rida
Should I get a pool installed in Los Angeles?
Hello BP, I live in Los Angeles, on the western part of first street in San Pedro close to Palos Verdes. I have a newly renovated 4 bedroom house with all the fixings and I have a large backyard that would be perfect ...