Stuart Alexander
Soundproofing between units?
Hey everyone, currently living in a house-hack (over/under - we live in the upper unit). Original plan was to move on after a year, but we really like the area. Problem is, it's a wood frame construction, and the nois...
David Powell
American Living in Japan, wants to invest in the US
HiI'm an American Living in Tokyo. I did my first investment in Hawaii in January. It's a 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath in Hawaii Kai. I was lucky as my accountant introduced me to a Broker who also doubles as a Property Manag...
Account Closed
Building a Kitchenette
Have any of you ever built a small kitchen? I need to throw in some cabinets, a fridge, small oven, a mini-dishwasher, and a sink (drain and water are easily accessible on the other side of the wall which is unfinishe...
Brad Gibson
When to Shoot a MTR in the Head & Abandon the Venture
I just converted a 2/1.5 townhome that has been a LTR for the last five years or so in my portfolio.
Renovated the place including kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, paint, & fixtures, cabinets, countertops, etc. Re-...
Cody DeLong
Replacing Electric Baseboard in 9 Unit.
I'm in a pickle and I'm trying to figure out what I should do. Currently under contract with a 9 unit apartment complex. It has an oil boiler that heats 1 apartment and 1 commercial space. All of the other 7 Units ...
Linda Weygant
Rental Number 6 Under Contract
On July 15, we went under contract on our 6th rental property. It's a townhouse and was listed for a day when our offer went in. It's in the same complex where we have two other units - offering on this one was a no...
Dawn Anastasi
Diary of a Small Rental Property with Rehab
I always wanted to do a "deal diary" and now I have the chance to do one! This will be my 13th property acquisition and so I'm hoping to make it lucky number 13!A 3-bedroom, 1.5 bathroom 1,054 square foot townhouse c...
Jacobus Rex
Egress Window Install: Winter in Minnesota
Hello, I need an egress window installed as part of work to have a conforming 3rd bedroom. I want to do this soon. Pardon the statement of obvious: ground is frozen in these parts. I still want to do it. I see one com...
Gadiel Del Orbe
Dilemma with an ADU Conversion
I own a Duplex in Los Angeles and I want to convert the back storage unit into an ADU. I'm planning to demolish the storage and build the ADU from the ground up. The ADU is going to end up being 552 sqft and a one-bed...
Heidi Thompson
Padsplit insights please
new to REI world. Just learned about Padsplit. Searched BP for a post on topic, and there was only 1 10 months ago. Does anyone have experience with it. 14% service fee...would that substitute for Prop Management fee,...