Jonathan Mueller
Multi-family property needing overhaul of front/back yards
Earlier today I viewed an unoccupied duplex in Colorado Springs. I compared typical rents in the area and with sub-metered units, I'm easily looking at a cap of over 10%. There are plenty of little things, inside and ...
Kyle McGrath
Thoughts on SFH with ADU for First Investment
I am considering purchasing a SFH with an ADU in the backyard, with the plan of living in the SFH and renting the ADU. I am concerned about our exit strategy on this. The ADU does not have a private entrance; you ente...
Matt Faix
Tenant wants a garden
We have a tenant that moved into a duplex about a month ago and asked if she could use a small portion of the yard to make a garden. She moved out of a house that she and her ex-husband owned, so she is accustomed to ...
Chris Parrish
Tenant Issues - Need Advice
So I had these terrible tenants were apparently selling drugs out of my property in Bend, Oregon (SFH 3bed/1ba). About two months ago I got them to leave and they left the property in pretty good shape. Now I have new...
Linda Weygant
Isn't this ironic? - Looking to rent in the Denver metro area
Looking for a house or condo to rent. 1-3 bedrooms. North Denver Metro Area - Boulder County (except Longmont) or Broomfield County or Westminster, Arvada, Northglenn, Thornton area.Must accept me and my two well-be...
Kathleen Brady
Yard/landscape ideas and referrals
Hi. I recently purchased a rental in Sacramento with a big yard (about 6000 sq ft). Turns out the yard has a lot of broken glass (big and small pieces) and other dangerous small bits of garbage in the soil. Any recomm...
PJ Singh
Seller Concessions based on multifamily inspection
Hi BP'ers, I recently have an inspection done on my first 25 unit MFH under contract in Houston TX. It is a 1970 single-story, garden-style brick MFH ( 3 building). As part of the general inspection report as well a...
Angeline Mentor
Building a garage or knocking it down
Hi everyone, my property is in NJ and recently received violations for a garage that has 3 beams and three concrete walls. The inspector said knock it down or rebuild it. I was thinking of making it into a car port. I...
James Smyth
Tenant wants the keep honey bees
I have a single family investment property located in a small city in upstate NY. The house is situated on a 0.25 acre property in the city limits. The tenants have been in the house a few years, have taken great car...
Paul Sandhu
Do you have fruit or nut trees at your STR?
One of my houses has a big pecan tree in the front yard. It's a 3 story house, and the pecan tree is taller than the house. Another house has a black walnut tree in the back yard. My lawn mowing guy was complaining ...