Jessica Stevenson
Subterranean Termites and Cast Iron Pipes
We are currently under contract for a buy and hold property in Jacksonville, FL. It is a concrete block house on slab. We had two issues pop up during our inspection today and I would like your opinion on if we should...
Spencer Tanaka
Cash-Out Refi Question and Need Some Help
Hi Everyone,My wife and I bought a duplex and started a renovation in early 2022. At that time we had a 3.8% interest rate and our intention was to BRRR the property once completed - well, right as the remodel was fin...
Cameron Harms
Best routine maintenance recommendations between tenants??
Curious what some of you do routinely between tenants? I recently had a tenant move out and went to the property and completed a few items but want to build a list of things to do each time. Here’s what I did, please ...
Scott Nolan
Driving for Dollars Mapping software?
I've been doing enough Driving for Dollars that it's beginning to be a little difficult to remember whether I've already driven any given neighborhood. What I wanted to do was get a map book of my county and just hig...
Joseph Weisenbloom
Is this a good expansion plan?
For 2014 I have already acquired one property a duplex that I live in. I told myself that I would get one more before the end of the year. I have been making offers that last few weeks on SFHs in my neighborhood. So t...
Abby S.
Chicago basement ceiling height: 7'6" or 7'?
I have a non conforming basement unit in a legal 3 flat. The ceilings in the basement are a hair over 7' (full size door fits), and trying to understand whether to duplex down my first floor unit and go from 3/1 to 4/...
Steven Maduro
letting a tenant bring in a room mate. should I charge more?
I have a new tenant pretty rock solid guy
He moved in by himself he mentioned his girls would visit
but now he wants them moved in permanently
and he also wants his cousin to live at the place
He asked me what ...
Joe Paul
Rent by the room as a couple
As a support to house hacking, my wife and I are considering renting by the room (no kids, two dogs). Right now our market supports this strategy and gives us a more skin in the real estate game versus chasing down MF...
John Lee
GC doesn't want to add a bathroom inside existing floor plan
Original Floor PlanMy visionIf I moved the wall for the closet out a little I can add a 5x7 bathroom to to the house. But I spoke to 2 GCs and they both want to build addition in the back. Should I get other GC opinio...
Leeling Chew
How to set Rent for rent by rooms for furnished house.
Hi all,We renovated our south Austin house after evicting a tenant 3 years ago in 2022. Then we experimented doing AirBnb for 1.5 years. Due to high interest rate and almost $10k of property tax, we negative cash flow...