Jamie Brayton
Flooring- what would you do?
We are renovating a smaller unit that needs new flooring in the bedroom/living room (about 350 square feet of flooring). It currently has carpet. We were tempted to glue down vinyl plank (we had luck with pressure sen...
Andy D.
Folding door nuisance: ideas how to avoid constant headaches?
I guess you all are familiar with the typical folding door setup, say, in a hallway hiding away a washer/dryer for instance, or in a bedroom as a closet door. You will mostly have two parts with a knob in the middle o...
Jesse Scott
Kitchen Remodel on first investement property. Need suggestions
This is my first rental. The structure is a duplex with both sides identical. I need some suggestions for remodeling the kitchen. What to change, what materials to use, and suggested budgets. Thanks in advance ...
Logan L.
Property doesn’t meet 1% rule but cash flows. What am I missing?
Hi BP community!I am a relatively new investor in Fayetteville, NC. My first rental property is a 4 bed, 3 bath single family. Purchase price was $150k and current rent is $1,475. My analysis of the property is as fol...
Paul Sandhu
What is your lamest complaint from a tenant?
Had a guy move in Sunday night to one of my STRs. He called me the next day to complain about 3 things. 1. He locked one of the bedroom doors and didn't know how to unlock it from the outside.2. He wanted a better c...
Wendy Lacey
Is it a good to buy a property if sellers add a 1031 contingency?
My fiancé and I are looking to buy our first investment property, a duplex under and FHA loan. We recently through out an offer and the seller accepted with a contingency on a 1031. Our real estate agent has advised t...
James Bakun
Quitclaim deed from personal name to LLC after completing a 1031 exchange
Hey All! My friend is interested in doing a 1031 exchange with an investment property. Both him and his wife currently own the property in their personal names and plan to maintain that ownership structure when sellin...
Daniel Newman
1031 Exchange - Question on 45 vs 180 Day Deadline
Hi everyone!For a 1031 exchange, I'm aware that you must identify a property within 45 days, and acquire the property within 180 days. My question is: are you only able to acquire properties in that 180 day period tha...
Jeff Rogers
Looking for advice - bought a property and roof leaks
Hey friends,I recently purchased a property off market and worked directly with the seller to learn about the property and negotiate the deal. They gave a property disclosure statement and stated there were no known r...
Kenny Smith
Quick Tip on Guest Instructions!
As our short term rental portfolio has continued to grow (3 so far), we've learned so many things along the way. Quick Tip, whatever can go wrong, typically will at some point! All we can do as property owners is do...