I have two tenants (roomates) who need to break lease. One has work relocation and the other is a college student that has job internship. I have no doubt they have legitimate reasons.
Lease is one year and t...
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A successful rental property is all about finding the right tenants. Once you find tenants that truly enjoy your rental property you can expect the lease to go as smooth as possible. To find the right tenant you nee...
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Question: When House Hacking, does one do the work themselves or hire out?
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Hey everyone, I’m looking at potentially starting my first renovation on what would be a STR in my town. Most of the rehab needed is cosmetic to bring more life to this older property (1940’s). One of my largest conce...
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Hello, we are near ready to pick the paint for our duplex. We have low ceilings and it has less natural light that comes in. What paint would you suggest to make it feel more open and bright? Shade, brand, sheen - let...
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Hey BP community, this is my first post. I'm just starting to get my feet wet with real estate investing. My brother and I (who both have history of doing multiple live-in flips over the years) recently consulted with...
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Good morning. After one year of searching and making offers, we finally have a home under agreement. It is a 4 bed, 2 bath single family property at 111 Lakewood Street, Worcester, MA.
Question 1) The house is spaci...
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I recently had a tenant break their lease and move. How my lease reads is breaking the lease will result in loss of deposit. I told him if he kept the property clean and I was able to rent it before he moved he could...
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Why is Seattle landscaping service so expensive the past year?I got quotes for basic yard clean up and it is $1,000 for 8hrs of work. I got three quotes all around the same price. Each one quoted $75 to mow each time...
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So I just did my first move-out inspection. Over all the tenants left it in good shape. Besides the obvious things that I will charge them for (like the broken kitchen cabinet door) how picky do you get on inspection ...