Jeff Wells
CONTRACTOR PUT A B.S. LIEN ON OUR PROPERTY, NEED ADVICE.
Ok, here's the story. We are rehabbing out of state. This has proven to be extremely difficult and stressful. We hired a contractor to do a job for $1300. He did the job, we paid him, but there was much more that n...
Nate R.
Self-manage or hire a PM?
We bought a recently remodeled home (our first investment property) and are about to start getting it ready to rent. We haven't yet handed over the keys to the PM and my mentor is encouraging me to self-manage. The pr...
Katharine Chartrand
Keys for Cash
I just bought my first house at a foreclosure auction today after 3 attempts on other properties. I've been flipping REOs so far. The auctioneer was inexperienced, lost (could not find the correct legal location ...
Jeff S.
It is getting tougher to be a small-time landlord
I see the day coming when you can't afford to manage a small portfolio of rental properties.The tough part for me has been getting maintenance done for little stuff. I have had so many handymen over the years, some li...
Troy Parker
Professional Painter or DIY?
Hello BiggerPockets community!I recently received a quote to paint the entire interior of my recently purchased home. The home is 1500 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and was built in 1979 with a wood frame. The quote...
Marian Smith
Just a paint color tip for other color challenged diyers.
I took the current Behr white neutral brochure to some spec homes in a popular neighborhood. My husband and I both stood back and tried to pick the colors used. The walls were very close to Casual Khaki, Sentimental...
Mike H.
Pest Control under who's responsibility? Landlord or Tenants'?
Dear BP Family, Here comes another encounter of LL/Tenant question for the experienced Landlords out there. I've received a request to provide professional pest control service from tenant to help eliminate pest iss...
Jay H.
How to water proof your tile shower install
When I am installing a new shower, I always use peel and stick tar tape and 6mill plastic visqueen. 1st peel and stick the tar tape to the studs and stick to the top 1" lip of the base and staple to the studs.2nd over...
Linda B.
Doing some good as investors? Examples of social or green actions
I love real estate and I love making money with it, but every now and I start wondering if there is something more I should do... I do believe that just by being a reasonable landlord we can make a bit of a difference...
Courtney Edwards
How many.......
I am trying to figure out how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop....In Real Estate terminology how many marketing pieces do I need to send out and how many offers do I need to make in o...