Shane Brown
New investor looking for advise on how much money to set aside
Hey guys,
I am a new investor from Vermont still trying to find my first deal. I am interested in buy and hold investing and found a property that might be a good deal if I can get the seller to drop down the price so...
Aaron Kaplan
Prepping SFR for sale in Davis CA: help from the BP'ers
Would love to get some assistance from the BP folks local to Davis or Sacto area...wife and I live up in Chico...plan on selling our house that's been a rental for awhile once lease runs out end of summer.Need to get ...
Melanie Hartmann
Tampa area investment propertes
Our oldest will be headed to college in Tampa in the fall and we are considering buying a rental property that she and roommates can live in the next year and that we could hang on to for future renters and vacations ...
Jarrett Gilliam
Duplex and Utilities
Hi all,I am trying to run numbers on a duplex and I'm curious about utilities if I decide to live in one unit and STR or house hack the other. Normally the utilities are split for LTR but, for STR I'll be paying for a...
Patrick L.
Worst Tenant Attempted Repairs?
I always tell my tenants never to try to fix anything themselves and to call my full time maintenance person. That's why he's on the payroll and he'll answer his cell phone pretty much any time of the day. He has...
Justin Frye
Looking for a good general contractor out of CLEVELAND OHIO
Hello fellow BPers I’m looking for some recommendations on any good GC”s based out of Cleveland Ohio or close to that area. Preferably one who is familiar with the 203k loan and the how the process works. My sister is...
Matthew Paul
Recent Noreaster damage and complaints .
We just had a big wind storm in Maryland , fortunatly no rain . But I had some damage , shingles , about a square and a half blew off 1 of my rentals , I will be using insurance on this one , its not minor . Now for ...
Steve K
Check your Plumbing Connections
Just passing along a quick tidbit for landlords out there. Over the holidays one of my houses had an issue where the pressure line attached to the dishwasher came apart while the tenant was out of town. The root cau...
Laura Bowler
Purchase of Units 6 and 7!
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Wayne.
Purchase price: $155,000
Cash invested: $38,000
After several false starts on other properties, we located and purc...
Sol Fluhr
Renting Each Room Average Expenses
I am currently looking at buying a single-family and renting the rooms. I wanted to get an idea of how much the expenses and utilties per month/annually would be. My top choice right now is an 8 bedroom 4 bathroom hou...