Luka Milicevic
Monetizing short term rentals
Hey BP,I recently took over management of my short term rental. I'm thinking of ways to monetize the rental. My goal is to increase revenue by 10% through monetizing strategies such as late check out and things like t...
Lana Lee
Creative use of CMX-2 duplex & is a balcony a liability?
Closing on a CMX-2 zoned duplex in Philadelphia soon. It has 2 residential apartments and 2 very large rooms with locks in a basement. Would like to know what can we do with this space in the basement? How do we adver...
Andrew S.
Mildew on window sills - charge tenant?
Hey BP community,
I have an inherited tenant who moved out of a single family home. They left with a decent amount of mildew on the window sills. I'm in Montana and the windows are good double pane vinyl windows. ...
Account Closed
Noise Detection Technology - Preventing Airbnb Parties
Has anyone bought a noise detection device for your airbnb? I had a bad guest this past month after a year hosting and I am thinking of getting a noise detection device. I thought they would just be plug in and go but...
Donnie Mendell
Fashionably Late To The Party
Hello BP Nation Donnie and Tina here from Merrimack, NH. The short version of how we ended up here is we bought a house to fix up while we lived in it. The plan was to sell within 3-5 years. It was going to be ho...
Kent Ernst
loitering & partying
Any answers to this? We have an epic problem of the whole neighborhood viewing the parking lot of my 34 unit as the party destination to be at. It's out of control. Drinking, drugs, fireworks and firecrackers, cars ga...
James R Gleason II
Collecting House Hacking Rents
My first post on BP!I am currently under contract for a SFR that is a 4 bed 2 bath and am looking to house hack. I've run all of my numbers and am happy with how everything looks. However, I am looking for some advice...
Roee Agami
Rebuild or take down a 3 decker back porch?
Not sure if I picked the right forum for my question:I own a 3 unit brick building in Boston. Inspection showed the wooden back porches need some attention.I got quotes to rebuild it for 15K$ or take it down for ~6K$....
Miles Moser
Adding Off Street Parking Spot - Need Advice
My wife and I have a corner rental property in Fishtown. We are looking into a curb knockout and conversion of half of the back yard into an off street parking spot. We have found that The City of Philadelphia has a ...
Chance Badertscher
Congress Working to Pass Remote Notarization Bill
Due to the recent stay-at-home order from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, many businesses face uncertainty. Luckily, real estate transactions in the State will continue thanks to several policies led by title compan...