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I'm thinking of building a duplex, living in one unit, and having the other unit be an airbnb rental. I live in a small town that is close to outdoor activities, so it could be a good idea to do airbnb. I'm thinking o...
Hi there, I am in a process of renovation of a house. The house is quite old, and has smell in it. The previous owner had pets. I will be changing plywood floor here and there. But I am more concerned about the drywal...
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Over the years my preference in flooring has changed a lot. I started out with carpet, then moved to refinished hardwoods in older homes, then I started exclusively using Allure Vinyl Planks (glue ones). Now I'm not s...
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cc: @James Hamling So today is very interesting. Job market is extremely robust that we add 300k jobs than 150k predicted job. In theory this should not be good news because then Fed would have reason to keep the inte...
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Last security deposit question - promise . When my tenants moved in 6 years ago , they brought their own fridge and put mine in back shed ( without asking— They just told me ).When they left today , it’s still in back...
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I have just begun on my first property renovation and my initial plan was to install LVP in the entire first floor and install new carpet on the stairs and second floor. That was until I pulled up a corner of the carp...
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Hi, I'm a new landlord renting out my townhouse and I've just provided my first tenants with their accounting of the security deposit. The tenants are upset because of the amount I've withheld. Here are the basic fa...
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So, my tenant serve me with paperwork that he wants me take me to small claims court over his $1200 security deposit, after all repairs were made, I gave him back $250, but he wanted pretty much all of it.
Could anyo...
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Hi, I just wanted to share my first flip with the BP Community. On February 1st I purchased a single family for $105,000 from a wholesaler. The property was the ugliest house in the neighborhood and was abandoned mi...
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Hi all,The retail strip I manage is 5 years old and is in good shape. I just took over management 2 years ago and don't think previous management/landlord ever did roof maintenance (giving it was still new back then)...