Kevin Castaneda
1920s Rehab - Remove or Keep Planking Under Drywall
Hey BP friends,I'm rehabbing a 1920s house in San Antonio, Texas, that has shiplap planking covered by vinyl siding on the exterior and shiplap covered by drywall on the interior walls and ceiling.My family and I are ...
Walt Strader
Fraud in MLS disclosure
I recently signed a contract to purchase a home in VA in which the MLS listed the house as having 2460 sq. ft. When the appraisal was done, the appraiser verified the house only had 1948 SF. I shared this disparity ...
Wesley W.
Tenants wants me to write a letter
Hello All,So - here's a new one, for me at least.Very good tenant - single mother with a 4 year old, living in a 1BR apartment. Apartment is coded for 2 (used to be a 2BR and was converted to open concept.)Her ex is ...
David T.
How do you handle liars?
Drawing from recent media commentary where VP Joe Biden was derided across some media for answering questions truthfully, telling lies seems to have become an accepted way of life.
In October four of our ...
Rusty Thompson
What kind of tenant are you most easily fooled by.
Being a fairly new landlord (3 years) and having just gotten into my first multi-family. I have found myself making concessions for a certain kind of tenant more than any other. I seem to give much more leeway to t...
Ivan Burley
Newly acquired property, do i charge a new pet deposit?
I recently closed on a duplex and one of the current tenants has a dog. They paid the previous owner a non refundable pet fee. I am wondering if I should charge another pet fee for myself as well! Also they have pr...
Gerardo Ramirez
Rental lease renewed by seller of duplex wat below market value
Hello, I am new to bigger pockets and a new to real estate investing. I am in a little bit of a predicament as to how to proceed with a duplex. Our offer was accepted just a couple of days ago and are in the process ...
Wendy Man
2 hours of repair coordination for replacing a toilet in Mpls
Hi Everyone,What is a reasonable expectation of how much time it usually takes to coordinate a toilet replacement? Our PM charged us for 2 hours of time for coordinating repair for replacing a faulty toilet. This is...
Christian Saastad
Beginner - what helped you start?
Hello All,I recently heard of BiggerPockets reading a book. My Wife and I currently own one single family property that we have rented out for a few years. I really started taking my learning in real estate investing ...
Michael Hajduk
Future of Smithfield
Scouring the city-data.com forums and the ones here, I get mixed feelings about the potential for revitalization in the BSC/Legion Field/Graymont area. Unfortunately, a lot of the information seems out of date. Readin...