Tom Fidrych
Property managers, who's more of a PITA to deal with, owners or
Property managers, who's more or a PITA to deal with, owners of tenants? I always assumed that certain types of tenants are the main headache when managing properties. However, it's also likely that you encounter cert...
Einav Korah
Newbie to BP and RE - interested in Baltimore
Hi, My name is Einav, I am a newbie to BP and RE. I looking for my first flip deal in Baltimore and try to narrow my search to relevant zip codes where I can find a good flip deal around ARV $130K - $150K.Any suggest...
Mitchell Hosford
Maintenance on Raised Houses
Has anyone dealt with raised house before? Recently a couple have come across my searches and I was wondering if there are additional repairs involved since the bottom of the house is exposed? What other things should...
Account Closed
Contract expired March 30
Hello I went under contract for my home with a March 30 closing date. It was a quick investor sale should have been easy. However it’s been anything but easy my buyer is using their own title company. Once I signed th...
Cenddie Alaban
Our family friend has $150,000 in cash but cannot buy a house.
I was stunned when our family friend told me that she would contribute $100 K in cash towards my purchase of a $250,000 Duplex at Tinley Park, Il. I already made an offer on this Duplex and waiting for the Seller's ba...
Sean Autry
I thought Vinyl was great!!!
SUPER bummed. Maybe I went with the wrong brand?Rather than carpet, I went with 4mm luxury vinyl planks for 2 of my units. I figured they’ll last longer (cheaper over time), and they’re very durable (so I’m tenant p...
Jay Y.
Floor tile as cheap back splash?
Hello all,I have a class C rental which I'd like to do some minor upgrades, will also give me an excuse to raise the rent later on! Below is what the kitchen looks like, this is 1980 construction:I was planning to re...
Mihir Bhimaraju
House hacking through Airbnb
Hello BPers!I was initially hesitant to post this as I was contemplating whether this is a success story yet, but I'll let the BP world to decide. I'm sure everyone has a story on how they came across BP and here's mi...
Account Closed
1% "Rule" Still Valid in Texas?
I am trying to do initial filtering with 1% rule or test in Texas and virtually nothing meets it. Anyone else discovering this as well.. how are you buying investment properties right now especially with current inter...
Brian Tustin
Seasonal Vacation Rentals & 28% Management Fees
I'm working on purchasing a vacation rental in my hometown that is very seasonal, approximately 9 weeks of solid summer bookings and intermittent bookings throughout the shoulder spring/fall months. One of the compani...